149 BBC Diversity "champion" learns her family owned slaves. Historian had to explain that it wasn't uncommon for blacks to own other blacks (archive.is) posted 3 years ago by UnsubtleAardvark 3 years ago by UnsubtleAardvark +149 / -0 43 comments share 43 comments share save hide report block hide replies
I think it was Don Cheadle who found out on TV that his ancestors had been slaves... of Native Americans. He was devastated - like he was proud of being descended from slaves of white people and it was a personal tragedy to learn facts.
He was excited to blame whitey and when he couldn't AND when he realized the people that owned his ancestors were treated worse, his brain broke.