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17. It is sickening. I force myself to learn these things because the slaveowner class had children.

Wed May 23, 2012, 11:46 AM

May 2012

Rothschild and Freshfields founders had links to slavery, papers reveal

Baron de Rothschild and Prescott Bush,
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yikes! G_j May 2012 #1

Mr. Jourdon Anderson's excellent letter to his old master. Octafish May 2012 #3

+1 n/t lumberjack_jeff May 2012 #7

Wow. That is great. drm604 May 2012 #8

WOW!! Just WOW! loudsue May 2012 #9

remarkable G_j May 2012 #12

I do believe this letter is worthy of Mark Twain. cliffordu May 2012 #13

Kick and Recommend ~ thanks Octafish goclark May 2012 #19

Isn't that the truth? Octafish May 2012 #5

My eyes are burning after reading that. enough May 2012 #10

Truly heartbreaking. The thing is, this all isn't the ancient past: Octafish May 2012 #11

Southern slave culture ErikJ May 2012 #14

"95% of the whites weren't slave owners" ... at any given time. ieoeja May 2012 #18

Reading those accounts at your first link... countryjake May 2012 #15