The ancestors of Democratic VP nominee Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) owned slaves — according to her father, Stanford University economics professor Donald Harris.
A research archive of Jamaican records indicate that at one point in 1817, Hamilton Brown owned scores of slaves. The majority were brought in from Africa, though he also owned many Creole slaves.
But, wait... there's more...
Her father earlier this year said his daughter's ancestors would be "turning in their graves" if they heard her stereotype the island's people as "pot-smoking joy seekers."
In fairness, we should hear Ms. Harris thoughts on this... wait...
The Harris campaign has not commented on her father's claims. It did not respond to a request for comment.
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"When it came to list her ancestry on the U.S. Census form, Kamala Harris dropped any link to her mother and chose instead to be known as 'African American' instead of 'Asian Indian.'”
