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Trump is only living US president not descended from slaveholders, report says

  • All US presidents, Supreme Court Justices, governors, and members of Congress are descendants of ancestors who owned slaves, except for Donald Trump and other immigrants who arrived after slavery was abolished.
  • Even Barack Obama, the first Black president, has ancestors who owned slaves on his white mother's side of the family.
  • Trump has a history of defending symbols of the Confederacy despite not having any ties to slavery, while at least 100 lawmakers and two Trump-appointed Supreme Court Justices have ancestors who enslaved Black people.
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New Hampshire Union Leader broke the news in New Hampshire, United States on Tuesday, June 27, 2023.
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