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2023-06-25 09:09:11 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
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In 1860, nationwide, 7.4% of families owned slaves. However, at this point slavery was only legal in 15 states, in those, 24.9% of households owned slaves. For further context: 90% of black Americans nationwide were enslaved in 1860. https://www.snopes.com/news/2019/08/07/percent-of-whites-owned-slaves/ https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/aug/24/viral-image/viral-post-gets-it-wrong-extent-slavery-1860/
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