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http://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/aug/24/viral-image/viral-post-gets-it-wrong-extent-slavery-1860/(permalink)
Author: politifact
Factors
veracity
not credible
language
English
Date published
2017-08-28
Entities
Slate (magazine)Joseph SmithSlavery in the United StatesFact-checkingPolitiFactColumbia UniversityCaribbeanRobert E. LeeLatinMississippiDelawareAmerican Civil WarDemocracyFake newsSouth CarolinaAbraham LincolnConfederate States of AmericaIllinoisHarvard UniversityAfrican AmericansUnited States ArmyNorth CarolinaMemeVirginiaSocial mediaUnited StatesThe Answer (band)Charlottesville, VirginiaRyan PresslyAntebellum SouthPotomac RiverEnlightenment in BuddhismBig lieIncitement to ethnic or racial hatred49 Percent

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  • "At the PEAK of slavery in 1860, only 1.4% of Americans owned slaves. What your history books (don't) tell you is that 3,000 blacks owned a total of 20,000 slaves the same year."

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