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2024-04-06 15:14:05 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 98168C5583489C7EF270FCCEB5D43C7317452FE7FA872C4F642D006E1D12783E
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NNN The claim that about 1.6% of the population was Slavs owners at the time is correct, even according to the source included. 20% of slave owning states (which are largely rural and and less than half the states in the union) adds up to about 1.4%, within margin of error. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/07/16/fact-check-social-media-post-underrepresents-slave-ownership-1860/7980243002/
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