{"id":1525039,"date":"2022-06-21T11:34:53","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T15:34:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1525039"},"modified":"2022-06-21T11:34:58","modified_gmt":"2022-06-21T15:34:58","slug":"vp-harris-botches-history-lesson-on-slavery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vp-harris-botches-history-lesson-on-slavery\/","title":{"rendered":"VP Harris botches history lesson on slavery"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvp-harris-botches-history-lesson-on-slavery%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1525039&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"315\" height=\"210\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/AP22171608917925.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Vice President Kamala Harris visits with families for a celebration of Juneteenth at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, Monday, June 20, 2022, in Washington. Standing alongside Harris is her husband Doug Emhoff. (AP Photo\/Patrick Semansky)\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2722715\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2722715\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2722715\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/AP22171608917925.jpg\" alt=\"Vice President Kamala Harris visits with families for a celebration of Juneteenth at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, Monday, June 20, 2022, in Washington. Standing alongside Harris is her husband Doug Emhoff. (AP Photo\/Patrick Semansky)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2722715\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vice President Kamala Harris visits with families for a celebration of Juneteenth at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, Monday, June 20, 2022, in Washington. Standing alongside Harris is her husband Doug Emhoff. (AP Photo\/Patrick Semansky)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN NEWSROOM<br \/>\nUPDATED 8:11 AM PT \u2013 Tuesday, June 21 2022<\/h5>\n<p>Vice President Kamala Harris made a surprise visit to the National Museum of African American History and Culture to celebrate Juneteenth. On Monday, she was greeted by cheers from a group of elementary school children who were visiting the museum.<\/p>\n<p>The Vice President spoke about the importance of Juneteenth as a federal holiday. Her history lesson was met with criticism due to her claims that slavery lasted for 400 years in the US, despite historical records indicating that it actually lasted for less than 250 years.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u201cI think that we all know today is a day to celebrate the principle of freedom,\u201d Harris stated. \u201cAnd think about it in terms of the context of history, knowing that black people in America were not free for 400 years of slavery. \u201c<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">For Juneteenth, I stopped by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NMAAHC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NMAAHC<\/a> to talk about freedom and equality with our nation\u2019s future leaders. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8RVCch9VP1\">pic.twitter.com\/8RVCch9VP1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Vice President Kamala Harris (@VP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VP\/status\/1538971194866556928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 20, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The White House has since issued a responding, suggesting Harris was referring to the amount of time since slavery was first practiced in the country.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/migrant-children-crossings-rising-at-southern-border-2\/\">Migrant Children Crossings Rising At Southern Border<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vice President Kamala Harris visits with families for a celebration of Juneteenth at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, Monday, June 20, 2022, in Washington. Standing alongside Harris is her husband Doug Emhoff. 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