{"id":2307425,"date":"2024-07-24T14:25:54","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T18:25:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/was-kamalas-ancestor-a-notorious-slave-owner-this-resurfaced-family-discovery-could-ruin-her\/"},"modified":"2024-07-24T14:31:18","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T18:31:18","slug":"was-kamalas-ancestor-a-notorious-slave-owner-this-resurfaced-family-discovery-could-ruin-her","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/was-kamalas-ancestor-a-notorious-slave-owner-this-resurfaced-family-discovery-could-ruin-her\/","title":{"rendered":"Was Kamala&#8217;s Ancestor a Notorious Slave Owner? This Resurfaced Family Discovery Could Ruin Her"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fwas-kamalas-ancestor-a-notorious-slave-owner-this-resurfaced-family-discovery-could-ruin-her%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=2307425&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>Port-reveals-5-of-6-living-presidents-descended-from-slave-owners-see-the-one-who-isnt\/&#8221;>This investigation<\/a> sheds light on the complex and intertwined history \u200cof American political elites and slavery,\u2063 highlighting the inconvenient truth that many\u200d of those \u2063who are quick to condemn others for their\u200c ancestors&#8217; actions\u200d may themselves have similar \u200dties to that\u200d dark chapter in our nation&#8217;s past.<\/p>\n<p>As we continue to grapple with\u200d issues of race and historical injustice in America, \u200bit is important to approach these discussions with \u200cnuance and a recognition of the complexities involved. Holding individuals accountable for \u200dactions of their ancestors from centuries\u200c ago is a slippery slope that can lead to \u2063unjust accusations and divisions.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, let us strive for understanding, empathy, and a commitment to building a more just and equitable society for all. Let us learn from the past,\u200d acknowledge the truth, and work towards a future where\u2064 everyone \u200bis\u200c treated with dignity and respect, regardless of their \u200bancestry.<\/p>\n<p>And let us not \u2062forget that our shared history, no matter how painful, can serve as a powerful reminder of the work that still needs to be done to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minnesota-man-acquitted-of-killing-3-people-wounding-2-others-in-case-that-hinged-on-alibi-defense\/\" title=\"Minnesota man cleared of murdering 3, injuring 2 in alibi defense case.\">achieve true justice<\/a> \u200cand\u200c equality for all.<\/p>\n<p>Let us move forward together, learning from the past but not\u2064 allowing it to define our future.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Vice President Kamala Harris is the descendant of a notorious Irish slave owner and human trafficker who opposed abolition.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kamala-harris-ancestors-slave-owners-will-left-cancel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harris<\/a>, who is of Indian and Afro-Jamaican descent, is the great-great-great-great-granddaughter of &ldquo;Hamilton Brown, who is on record as plantation and slave owner,&rdquo; her father, Stanford economist Donald Harris, wrote in 2019 in <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/2RvMt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jamaica Global<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Brown was born in Ireland in 1776 and later moved to the then-British colony of Jamaica, where he became a sugar plantation owner and prolific <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geni.com\/people\/Hamilton-Brown\/6000000086797565919\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">slave trafficker<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Hamilton Brown was a notorious figure, and not a nice fellow,&rdquo; historian Stephen McCracken told the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk\/news\/politics\/historian-delves-into-kamala-harris-links-to-antrim-slave-owner\/a2096875466.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Belfast Telegraph<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He had numerous slaves. In fact, Hamilton Brown routinely traveled back and forth to London to protest the abolishment of slavery,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>McCracken added that Brown traveled back to Ireland when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dem-squad-member-pushes-whopping-14-trillion-slavery-reparations-plan-gaining-traction-need-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">slavery<\/a> ended in Jamaica in 1834 to get migrants to work on his plantation.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He would come back to Ireland to take migrants back to Jamaica to work once slavery was abolished,&rdquo; the historian said. &ldquo;A quote refers to him as &lsquo;making slaves of migrants&rsquo; in Ireland.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Here are the names of the 200+ slaves owned by Kamala Harris&rsquo; ancestor Hamilton Brown in Jamaica in 1817. One of the largest planters in Jamaica, Brown now has a town named after him, Brown&rsquo;s Town <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6QnBpEQyez\">pic.twitter.com\/6QnBpEQyez<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dinesh D&rsquo;Souza (@DineshDSouza) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DineshDSouza\/status\/1293530588486537219?\">August 12, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Harris&rsquo; reported ancestral slavery past has been known for years, but the corporate media have largely ignored or downplayed it.<\/p>\n<p>This makes sense: Why should the vice president be held accountable for something her great-great-great-great-grandfather did?<\/p>\n<p>But this is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/civil-rights-icon-calls-white-guilt-liberal-racism-insulting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">same line of attack<\/a> used today against white people, who are told they are responsible for American slavery from hundreds of years ago &mdash; even if none of their ancestors ever owned slaves.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, a June 2023 Reuters investigation found that former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-drops-3-word-bomb-kamala-harris-takes-off-gloves-new-race-heats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> &mdash; whom the corporate press incessantly malign as &ldquo;racist&rdquo; &mdash; is the only living U.S. president to not have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-trump-is-the-only-living-president-whose-ancestors-did-not-own-slaves\/\" title=\"Report: Trump&#039;s ancestors were not slave owners, distinguishing him from all other living presidents.\">slave-owning ancestors<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Five of the past six living U.S. presidents &mdash; including the nation&rsquo;s first black president, Barack Obama &mdash; are descended from slave owners, according to a bombshell <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/slavery-investigation-backfires-mainstream-media-every-living-president-except-trump-descended-slaveholders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters expos&eacute;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In researching the genealogies of America&rsquo;s political elite, a Reuters examination found that a fifth of the nation&rsquo;s congressmen, living presidents, Supreme Court justices and governors are direct descendants of ancestors who enslaved Black people,&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/investigates\/special-report\/usa-slavery-lawmakers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">outlet reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>At least 100 of the 536 members of the sitting 2023 congressional class &mdash; black and white alike &mdash; descended from slaveholders, it said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In addition, President Joe Biden and every living former U.S. president &mdash; except Donald Trump &mdash; are direct descendants of slaveholders: Jimmy Carter, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and &mdash; through his white mother&rsquo;s side &mdash; Barack Obama,&rdquo; Reuters reported.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I don&rsquo;t even know what to say here. Have at it &#128077;&#128591;&#127482;&#127480;Slavery Investigation Backfires on Mainstream Media &ndash; Every Living President Except Trump Descended from Slaveholders <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/k564POGqIr\">https:\/\/t.co\/k564POGqIr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; emfvet1 (@emfvet1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/emfvet1\/status\/1673776353286688769?\">June 27, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bombshell-investigative-report-claims-link-trump-assassin-fbi-office-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> ancestors never owned slaves because they immigrated to the United States in 1885 after slavery was abolished.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Biden&rsquo;s great-great-great-grandfather owned two slaves, while another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/slavery-investigation-backfires-on-mainstream-media-every-living-president-except-trump-descended-from-slaveholders\/\" title=\"Media&#039;s Slavery Investigation Backfires - All Presidents, Except Trump, Linked to Slaveholders\">great-great-great-grandfather enslaved<\/a> a 14-year-old boy, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/administration\/572125-biden-ancestors-owned-enslaved-people-genealogist-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Tellingly, while the Reuters report singled out several Republican lawmakers, it was hypocritically silent about the slave-owning lineage of Kamala Harris.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;ll be hilarious if the topic of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/religious-leaders-officially-demand-reparations-white-churches-time-wash-feet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">slavery reparations<\/a> comes up if Harris ends up debating Trump.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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