The earth-shattering melon is coming!
Recently, the news of the United States election has dominated the headlines of various media every day, and Kamala · Harris have made the Democratic Party soar since replacing Biden as the candidate for the United States president, almost overtaking Trump.
However, just now, the exposure of the history of the Harris family by foreign media unveiled a jaw-dropping past......
Recently, a historian from United Kingdom North Ireland claimed that the United States vice president was a descendant of slave owners who owned more than 120 slaves and ran Jamaica plantations.
What is even more shocking is that this slave owner also fought hard against the abolition of slavery?
Apparently, Kamala · Harris never seems to have spoken openly about the story of her United Kingdom ancestors. According to Reuters fact-checkers, Kamala is likely to be the descendant of both slaves and slave owners.
Let's take a look!
As a presidential candidate with an African-American background, Kamala · Harris has clearly used the "race card" as an important weapon in her campaign strategy. However, Stephen · McCracken, a historian in County Antrim in Northern Ireland, found after preliminary research that Harris appeared to have some kind of "special connection" to Antrim.
McCracken noted that at least nine presidents in United States history have ties to County Antrim, and 23 presidents have Ireland ancestry. As a result, he initially thought the story was "pretty good" for Harris;
However, I didn't expect to dig deeper, and it was amazing:
Harris's late mother, Samara · Gopalan, was born in Chennai (formerly known as Madras), India;
Harris's father, Donald · Harris, was born in Browntown, Caribbean.
The town was named after Hamilton ·· Brown, who was the great-great-great-great-grandfather of Kamala· Harris' slave owner.
This is not speculation by United Kingdom historians, but confirmed by Harris's father himself. In a 2019 article published in the Jamaica Globe, "Reflections on a Jamaica Father," Donald · Harris wrote:
"My ancestry can be traced back to my grandmother, Christiana · Brown, who is a descendant of Hamilton · Brown. Hamilton · Brown was a plantation owner and slave owner, and the founder of the town of Brown in Jamaica. ”
This Hamilton · Brown was a notorious slave owner.
According to Northern Ireland historian Stephen · McCracken, Brown was a "notorious" slave owner who was born in Antrim, Northern Ireland and later settled in Jamaica.
It is recorded that Brown owned at least 121 slaves in 1826.
Not only did he protest against the abolition of slavery in London, but he also returned to Jamaica with Ireland immigrants to work as laborers!
Eventually, with the abolition of slavery, Hamilton · Brown could no longer trade in black slaves and turned his attention to Ireland immigrants. He brought these immigrants to Jamaica and enslaved them.
At this time, Harris and his team have not responded to this historical context. A Reuters fact-check noted that it is possible that Harris was both a "descendant of a slave owner and a slave," given the common aggression against slaves by slave owners in that era.
"I thought it would be a moving story like other United States presidents, like McKinley, Nixon, Jackson and Roosevelt, who all had Antrim blood, but the truth was chilling," McCracken said. ”
Sadly, such family backgrounds were not uncommon among people of African descent United States or Caribbean, as rape of female slaves by slave owners was extremely common at the time.
If Kamala · Harris can defeat Donald · Trump, she will become another United States president with ties to Ireland. President Biden is very proud of this because he himself has Ireland ancestry. However, Harris has never spoken openly about these family origins.
Not surprisingly, after the news came out, foreign netizens immediately started to talk about it!
One of the hot comments mentioned that although it is not fair to trace the "eight generations of ancestors", historians have also studied Trump's family background, so in fact, everyone is even:
Trump's mother was closer to the United Kingdom aristocracy, and his father was a war veteran who later ran a restaurant/hotel. A look at the records shows that he was the kindest and most generous person around, and that he worked hard to ensure that female workers were not mistreated in the circumstances of the time (records show that women were never employed). Imagine that if the Trump family had a history of the slave trade, it would have been promoted insanely. ”
Some netizens said:
"In fact, all of us have proud progressives and despised people in our ancestors. But what they do doesn't define what we do. ”
Others believe that although Harris may not be directly related to her ancestors, as one of the people who actively promoted the United States much-talked-about 'reparations movement', "She is a descendant of slave owners, so does she have to lose money?" ”
There is no doubt that Harris is a rather controversial figure.
Her public image has sometimes been frustrated by "slips of the tongue", "laughing", and "missing words", but she still shows the spirit of "standing tall" in the political arena. From California Attorney General to United States Senator to Vice President, her political career is legendary.
Her parents were both activists in the civil rights movement, which undoubtedly shaped her political outlook. While her work as a prosecutor has surprised her family, Harris believes that pushing for change within the system is just as important as fighting outside the system.
Vice President Harris's personal life has also been filled with drama and controversy. She is happily married to Los Angeles lawyer Doug · Emhoff, but her past relationship with former California Mayor Willie · Brown has helped her political career a lot.
Harris was elected to the Senate of California in 2016 and quickly established influence in the United States Senate, becoming a sharp critic of the Trump administration.
She first announced her candidacy for president in 2019 but withdrew from the campaign before Election Day.
As Biden's running mate, Harris wrote a new chapter in the history of United States politics. However, her future is fraught with uncertainty: when Biden announced that he would not run for re-election and fully supported Harris, a reshuffle began within the Democratic Party.
Despite the many challenges she faces, Harris is adamant that she wants to "win and achieve" the Democratic presidential nomination.
Supporters call her a "pioneer," quoting her mother: "Harris, you may be the first to do many, but make sure you're not the last." ”
The story is still evolving, and the coming months will be pivotal moments in deciding whether Kamala · Harris can become the president of the United States.
And the Democratic Party will also usher in a fierce election campaign. Can Harris break the shackles and become the first black female president in United States history? The suspense is about to be revealed.
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