A Republican Legislator Said Slavery Wasn't Racist Because Slave Owners 'Were Making Money.' Then Things Got Even Weirder
by Michael Harriot from on (#4KVEX)
A New Hampshire state legislator is under fire for insisting that "owning slaves doesn't make you racist." In a private interaction with a former New Hampshire resident and during an interview with The Root, the Republican lawmaker doubled and tripled down on his assertion by altering the definition of the word"