Real a history book once and awhile, even Grant owned a slave
An investigation has revealed that more than 1,700 people who served in the US Congress owned human beings as property during their lifetimes.
In all, 1,715 cases of lawmakers who owned people as slaves were found from the 18th through the 20th centuries, the Washington Post newspaper's
analysis determined.
The study examined censuses and other historical records to compile its findings.
The lawmakers who owned slaves were determined to have represented 37 different states, including states in the South, every state in New England, as well as states in the Midwest and the West.