The Obamas will move into a house that slaves built


	The Obamas will move into a house that slaves built

spirithiker

1-8-2009 7:03 PM

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slavery, white house

spirithiker says:

Eight U.S. presidents used slaves while in office (and 12 of them owned slaves in their civilian lives).

At one point, slaves were even sold on the White House lawn.

It is just the way life was back then.

But we have moved on. We elected a black man as president, that has got to say something.

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