Posted on 06/20/2022 2:54:51 PM PDT by DFG
Vice President Kamala Harris bungled a history lesson about the Juneteenth holiday Monday, telling kids that black people were enslaved in America for 400 years — overstating the actual time period by more than 150 years.
“I think that we all know today is a day to celebrate the principle of freedom,” Harris told a group of about two dozen elementary school-aged children at the National Museum of African American History & Culture in Washington. “And think about it in terms of the context of history, knowing that black people in America were not free for 400 years of slavery.”
“Let this be a day that is a day to celebrate the principle of freedom, but to speak about it honestly and accurately, both in the context of history and current application,” Harris went on during her apparently extemporaneous remarks.
The first African slaves in what became the American colonies arrived in 1619 in Virginia. Slavery was abolished through the 13th Amendment, which was ratified in 1865 — ending 246 years of the practice, not 400.
A White House official acknowledged Harris’ error, telling The Post that “the vice president was referring to 400 years since slavery began.”
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Well, on the bright side she didn’t say 1,000 years.
Didn’t Heels Up have an ancestor who was in the slave trade?
The only honorable thing to do is to return the descendants of these oppressed people back to where they came from.
The usa was not the first nation to allow slavery. We didn’t create the concept. Suck Machine blows it again.
Quit Picking on her, she became a Prostitute because she is Stupid. Don’t expect her to know much about anything except being on her knees or her back.
trump/musk revenge tour 2024...
our turn to nominate an ineligible african-american...
Holy crap, I can still have slaves?
The first owner of slaves in the Americas was a black guy.
History can be so brutally honest.
“The first owner of slaves in the Americas was a black guy.
History can be so brutally honest.”
And, if I’m not mistaken, so was the first seller. ;)
That offer was made after the Civil War....ever heard of a little place called Liberia?
Some took the offer of the all expenses paid repatriation while others chose to stay here.
This is why I say the concept of reparations was actually legally WAIVED when they refused.
And IIRC the largest owner at one time in New Orleans area.
She’s even beaten Biden as the dumbest VP ever and that’s going some. So now we have dumb and dumber in charge.
Horizontal isn’t about to take the issue of slavery lying down. Oh, wait...
Haven't you been paying attention?
The ROI on that whole slavery thing never panned out.
America is still paying through the nose for that mess.
It still isn’t right....this country was not “America” until 1776. So its 1865 less 1776 = 89 years
She’s from India, so did they have slavery for 400 years?
She should stay away from children, let alone public office.
who knew she was an idiot descended of slave owners?
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