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On March 7, 1850, as Sen. Daniel Webster delivered a famous speech about slavery, 45 of the 106 congressmen listening owned human beings. Those slaveholders included Jefferson Davis, Andrew Johnson and Sam Houston. https://t.co/ktUTXhXdyv https://t.co/EGmsqFtAjw — PolitiTweet.org

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Until now, there has never been a comprehensive list of slaveholding members of Congress. This database helps reveal the glaring holes in many of the stories that Americans tell about the country’s history. https://t.co/ktUTXhXdyv — PolitiTweet.org

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Enslavers in Congress represented 37 states, including not just the South but every state in New England, much of the Midwest, and many Western states. The country is still grappling with the legacy of lawmakers’ embrace of slavery. https://t.co/ktUTXhXdyv https://t.co/ra0ERVcJwI — PolitiTweet.org

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