Presidential Candidate Beto O’Rourke Reveals His Ancestors Were Slaveholders
Beto O’Rourke, who is running for the Democratic presidential nomination, revealed that his ancestors, as well as his wife’s ancestors, were enslavers. The Texas Democrat said that he benefits from a system that his ancestors built to favor themselves over others.
“Something that we’ve been thinking about and talking about in town hall meetings and out o…
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