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To: DiogenesLamp

“That is incorrect. I saw this topic discussed a month or so ago, and it turns out there were quite a lot of Republicans who owned slaves.”

What percent is “quite a lot”? Just because Politifact can name a few Republicans that owned slaves doesn’t mean it was common. I don’t think anyone believes the number of Republican slave owners was over a couple of percent.


125 posted on 04/05/2024 2:38:24 PM PDT by Brooklyn Attitude (I went to bed on November 3rd 2020 and woke up in 1984.)
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To: Brooklyn Attitude
What percent is “quite a lot”?

From the 0% you mentioned, one is an infinity more than zero.

I've given you two.

Yes, in larger terms, Republican slave owners were few, but not zero.

I don’t think anyone believes the number of Republican slave owners was over a couple of percent.

The numbers of Republican slave owners was likely very small. I think most were members of the Whig party that moved to the Republican party. The "Republican" party was after all founded to oppose slavery, so a "Republican" slave owner is a bit of a contradiction, isn't it? :)

135 posted on 04/05/2024 4:57:20 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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