@Garibaldee@lemm.ee to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.mlEnglish • 7 months agoMany wealthy members of Congress are descendants of rich slaveholders − new study demonstrates the enduring legacy of slaverytheconversation.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up1188arrow-down11cross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
arrow-up1187arrow-down1external-linkMany wealthy members of Congress are descendants of rich slaveholders − new study demonstrates the enduring legacy of slaverytheconversation.com@Garibaldee@lemm.ee to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.mlEnglish • 7 months agomessage-square7fedilinkcross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
minus-square@lemmyseizethemeans@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilink6•7 months agoWe earned our money the old fashioned way: slavery and violence
minus-squareLemmygradwontallowme [he/him, comrade/them]linkfedilinkEnglish3•7 months agoPrimitive accumulation, you might say…
We earned our money the old fashioned way: slavery and violence
Primitive accumulation, you might say…