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Members of Congress who are descendants of slave owners are at least $4m richer than those who are not, new study finds

Members of Congress who are descendants of slave owners are at least $4m richer than those who are not, new study finds

 A new study has uncovered a stark correlation between the wealth of members of Congress who are descendants of slave owners and those who are not, raising new questions about privilege and the nature of generational wealth in America. Published in PLOS ONE, the study reveals that members of Congress whose ancestors enslaved 16 or…

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