Genealogist finds evidence showing Biden ancestors owned slaves

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Genealogist Alexander Bannerman found evidence that a pair of President Joe Biden’s ancestors owned slaves on his father’s side during the 19th century.

The discovery will be published in Bannerman’s book, The Bidens: Inside the First Family’s Fifty-Year Rise to Power, according to Politico.

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