Tom Cotton calls slavery 'necessary evil' in attack on New York Times' 1619 Project

Trevor Noah Calls Out Sen. Tom Cotton For Labeling Slavery A “Necessary Evil”

You might have detected a whiff of discord in the American Experiment of late. As citizens, groups, politicians and most everyone digests, deals with and/or takes a side on the racial issues roiling the country, one prominent politician went on record last week to label slavery a “necessary evil.”Actually, GOP Sen. Tom Cotton ascribed that statement to the Founding Fathers — which he reminded in a later tweet — but a homebound Trevor Noah isn’t …

Sen. Tom Cotton under fire for comments on slavery, attacks on NYT's 1619 Project

Many saw Cotton's remarks as an endorsement of the idea that slavery was a "necessary evil." He says he was only stating what the founders believed.

Arkansas Sen. Draws Backlash After Arguing Founding Fathers Saw Slavery as 'Necessary Evil'

One history professor said Tom Cotton's quote was "really a kind of shorthand way of describing the complex set of attitudes of the founding generation and it's not really accurate"

GOP Senator Tom Cotton under fire for comment that slavery was "necessary evil"

Cotton made the remark while discussing a bill that would reduce federal funding to schools that teach The New York Times' 1619 Project.

Republican Senator Cotton criticized for 'necessary evil' slavery comment

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. Senator Tom Cotton came under pressure over published comments in which he said America's founders viewed slavery as a "necessary evil."

Tom Cotton describes slavery as a 'necessary evil' in bid to keep schools from teaching 1619 Project

Republican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas described slavery as a "necessary evil" in his ongoing effort to prevent US schools from teaching the 1619 Project, an initiative from The New York Times that reframes American history around the date of August 1619, when the first slave ship arrived on America's shores.