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5 months ago
Black Lives Matter

I Had Black Friends Growing Up': Nikki Haley Defends Past Comments About Civil War and Slavery

Nikki Haley defended her remarks about the Civil War by mentioning her Black friends growing up.
Haley admitted she should have mentioned slavery as the cause of the Civil War. [ more ]
HuffPost
5 months ago
US news

Nikki Haley Hit With Brutal Question From Voter After 'Last Night's Slavery Thing'

Nikki Haley gave a noncommittal response when asked if she would accept an offer to be Donald Trump's vice president.
Haley received backlash for not mentioning slavery as the cause of the American Civil War. [ more ]
WSJ
5 months ago
World news

Civil War Gaffe Undercuts Nikki Haley's 2024 Pitch

Nikki Haley faces criticism after omitting slavery from answer on Civil War
Haley's error interrupts her disciplined and error-free presidential campaign [ more ]
Truthout
5 months ago
Left-wing politics

Nikki Haley Blasted for Trying to Avoid Saying Slavery Was Cause of Civil War

Nikki Haley failed to acknowledge slavery as the root cause of the U.S. Civil War during a town hall event.
Haley's comments whitewashed the U.S.'s history of enslaving Black people. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
5 months ago
US politics

Nikki Haley, in Retreat, Says Of Course the Civil War Was About Slavery'

Nikki Haley admits the Civil War was about slavery after stumbling over the question during a town-hall meeting in New Hampshire.
Haley accuses President Biden and Democrats of sending political plants to her events. [ more ]
www.mediaite.com
5 months ago
Black Lives Matter

I Had Black Friends Growing Up': Nikki Haley Defends Past Comments About Civil War and Slavery

Nikki Haley defended her remarks about the Civil War by mentioning her Black friends growing up.
Haley admitted she should have mentioned slavery as the cause of the Civil War. [ more ]
HuffPost
5 months ago
US news

Nikki Haley Hit With Brutal Question From Voter After 'Last Night's Slavery Thing'

Nikki Haley gave a noncommittal response when asked if she would accept an offer to be Donald Trump's vice president.
Haley received backlash for not mentioning slavery as the cause of the American Civil War. [ more ]
WSJ
5 months ago
World news

Civil War Gaffe Undercuts Nikki Haley's 2024 Pitch

Nikki Haley faces criticism after omitting slavery from answer on Civil War
Haley's error interrupts her disciplined and error-free presidential campaign [ more ]
Truthout
5 months ago
Left-wing politics

Nikki Haley Blasted for Trying to Avoid Saying Slavery Was Cause of Civil War

Nikki Haley failed to acknowledge slavery as the root cause of the U.S. Civil War during a town hall event.
Haley's comments whitewashed the U.S.'s history of enslaving Black people. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
5 months ago
US politics

Nikki Haley, in Retreat, Says Of Course the Civil War Was About Slavery'

Nikki Haley admits the Civil War was about slavery after stumbling over the question during a town-hall meeting in New Hampshire.
Haley accuses President Biden and Democrats of sending political plants to her events. [ more ]
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www.nytimes.com
5 months ago
Social justice

Opinion | What the Civil War Was About

The American system of chattel slavery was driven primarily by greed, not racism.
Slavery existed to maintain the economic interests of slaveholders, who used racism to justify and sustain the enslavement of millions. [ more ]
Boston.com
5 months ago
US news

Nikki Haley, asked what caused the Civil War, leaves out slavery. It's not the first time.

Asked during a town hall in Berlin, New Hampshire, what she believed had caused the war, Haley talked about the role of government, replying that it involved "the freedoms of what people could and couldn't do."
DefenderNetwork.com
6 months ago
NYC politics

New York state takes historic step with reparations commission for slavery

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York state will create a commission tasked with considering reparations to address the persistent, harmful effects of slavery in the state, under a bill signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday.
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