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As U.S. lawmakers commemorated the end of slavery by celebrating Juneteenth this month, many of them could have looked no further than their own family histories to find a more personal connection to what’s often called America’s “original sin.” In researching the genealogies of America’s political elite, a Reuters examination found that a fifth of the nation’s congressmen, living presidents, Supreme Court justices and governors are direct descendants o...

* To read Part 1 of the Reuters series, Slaverys Descendants: Americas Family Secret, click here June 27 (Reuters) - The idea of paying reparations or making other amends for slavery and discrim...

* To read Part 1 of the Reuters series, Slaverys Descendants: Americas Family Secret, click here June 27 (Reuters) - Bills introduced in the House and Senate would create a commission to address...

* To read Part 1 of the Reuters series, Slaverys Descendants: Americas Family Secret, click here June 27 (Reuters) - * At least 100 members of the last sitting Congr...

By Tom Lasseter, Lawrence Delevingne, Makini Brice, Donna Bryson and Tom Bergin WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As U.S. lawmakers commemorated the end of slave...

* To read this story online click here WASHINGTON, June 27 (Reuters) - A chiseled block of sandstone in the U.S. Capitols visitor center serves as a reminder that the home of the nations Congres...

By Tom Lasseter, Lawrence Delevingne, Makini Brice, Donna Bryson and Tom Bergin WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As U.S. lawmakers commemorated the end of slave...

By Tom Lasseter, Lawrence Delevingne, Makini Brice, Donna Bryson and Tom Bergin WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As U.S. lawmakers commemorated the end of slave...

By Tom Lasseter, Lawrence Delevingne, Makini Brice, Donna Bryson and Tom Bergin WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As U.S. lawmakers commemorated the end of slave...

By Tom Lasseter, Lawrence Delevingne, Makini Brice, Donna Bryson and Tom Bergin WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As U.S. lawmakers commemorated the end of slave...