tearing down the rememberances of the past, only takes the guilt off the Dems who opposed ending slavery !
The magnitude of the battle for Freedom was sparked and held fast by the Republicans.
This is what angers me - they are trying to absolve their own guilt !
President Obama
According to research by the Baltimore Sun, one of Obama’s ancestors, George Washington Overall, owned two slaves who were recorded in the 1850 census in Nelson County, Ky. The same records indicate that another Obama’s ancestors, Mary Duvall, also owned two slaves.
Note: We decided to add President Obama to this list despite the fact that he is not white. We made this decision based on the fact that the president’s mother’s ancestors owned slaves. Additionally, most African-American’s with white ancestors who owned slaves occurred as a result of unnatural relations between the slave and the slave master.
http://atlantablackstar.com/2013/08/21/10-celebs-whose-family-owned-black-slaves/5/