Ida Bae Wells

Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones

@GJMcCrea @mckelvey14 @Kevin_Ashton And 2nd richest in the country: "James DeWolf of Bristol, Rhode Island (1764-1837) was a United States senator and a wealthy merchant who, at the time of his death, was reported to be the second richest person in the country. He was also the leading slave trader in US history." — PolitiTweet.org

Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones

@mario_anchor @Treppenwitz34 @wil_da_beast630 Of course it left those countries underdeveloped. All the wealth was transferred to the colonial powers! This isn't! The one country that had slavery and maintained wealth is US -- because the wealth from slavery stayed with white Americans in America. THIS AIN'T HARD. — PolitiTweet.org