Joy-Ann (Pro-Democracy) Reid 😷 @JoyAnnReid
There literally would be no United States of America without slavery. The cotton and other crops picked by enslaved hands created a wealthy and powerful nation. If slavery was merely incidental, nearly a dozen states wouldn't have seceded and made war on us to maintain it. — PolitiTweet.org
Seth Cotlar @SethCotlar
Kudos to @ijbailey for fighting the good fight here. FWIW, 40% of the people in 1776 Virginia were enslaved. We lit… https://t.co/t5ivHWvRqb