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Collective guilt for slavery doesn’t heal, it divides

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Collective guilt for slavery doesn’t heal, it divides

NBC published a long report on Monday that revealed that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has an ancestral connection to slavery. Two of his great-great-grandfathers owned slaves, according to historical documents.

The Kentucky Republican responded by pointing to reports that former President Barack Obama’s ancestors had also owned slaves. And soon after that, Sen. Kamala Harris, the California Democrat, was also implicated, as her ancestors owned slaves.

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