Indiana Representative Jim Lucas faces calls to resign after Facebook race row with black surgeon - News Summed Up

Indiana Representative Jim Lucas faces calls to resign after Facebook race row with black surgeon


The Seymour politician responded: 'The first slave owner in America was black, Blacks captured and sold blacks as slaves. According to Joseph Lennis Tucker Edmonds, assistant professor of Africana Studies at Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), while there were black slave owners, their numbers were few. According to Joseph Lennis Tucker Edmonds, assistant professor of Africana Studies at Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), while there were black slave owners, their numbers were few. 'At first glance, it's inaccurate and is trying to deny the connection between white racism and white supremacy and enslavement,' Edmonds said. In May 202, Lucas used a photo of black kids dancing and the words 'We gon' get free money!'


Source: Daily Mail March 30, 2021 19:55 UTC



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