Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-08-05 16:35:56 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: F48D60DA2BB167366B058FDD7AF526C5E4050B2B83F459C8266EC48F7878A5FC
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James Madison's legacy was already tainted, as he was a slave owner. "Viewed slavery as a necessary part of the Southern economy." "Owned over one hundred slaves on his Virginia plantation, brought enslaved people to the White House, and sold them for personal profit." https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Madison_and_slavery#:~:text=By%201801%2C%20Madison's%20slave%20population,lifetime%20or%20in%20his%20will. https://slavery.princeton.edu/stories/james-madison#:~:text=James%20Madison%2C%20Princeton%20alumnus%20and,to%20the%20White%20House%2C%20and
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