[UnwashedPeasant]

Leftists like Affleck want all of us to be slaves, beholden to an elitist Ruling Class that includes themselves, since they are metaphysically superior.

[virgil]

One side of the family was too poor to own slaves. The other side didn’t even get here until after Civil War I.

[catfish1957]

I have done extensive research and found that more than half of my ancestors 5 generations and earlier owned slaves. I have no guilt or give a sh__ what anyone thinks. It was acceptable at the time, and even discussed without dissention in the bible.

Benny Boy needs to get over it.

[Islander7]

I would like to see the old money and politically connected in New England traced back to the slave markets in Boston and New York. You know the haughty Yankee leftists still benefit from their ancestor’s dealings.

[Opinionated Blowhard]

Looks like all of Ben’s career success was built on the backs of black slaves! He should be ashamed of himself.

[Georgia Girl 2]

I’ll bet ole Ben’s got some cousins in the woodpile. :-)

[CatherineofAragon]

I don’t know of any slaveholding ancestors, but that doesn’t mean there weren’t any.

However, even if I came from a long line of plantation owners with hundreds of slaves, I would not dream of apologizing.

[Verginius Rufus]

Prof. Gates should try to track down some descendants of those 242 slaves and have them over for a meet & greet with the descendant of their ancestor’s owners.

[stevem]

We can see that Affleck’s extreme pro-slavery position isn’t learned. It’s genetic.