House Speaker Johnson among US politicians with ancestral ties to slavery

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House Speaker Johnson among US politicians with ancestral ties to slavery
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Agreed I was thinking the same thing. There could be a liberal congress person with the same ties. You shouldn’t blame them though. That’s like being related to an infamous serial killer and people blaming you for the murders even though you had nothing to do with them.

Except a serial killer wouldn't leave someone with generational wealth and privilege that give them such a massive head start in life.

You are right about one thing - there could, and absolutely are democrats with the same upper hand, and they should be held just as accountable.
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/black-reparations-and-the-racial-wealth-gap/

Held accountable for what? Being born?

How about holding a powerful position in government and doing nothing to fix the inequality brought on by slavery?