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In January 2022, the Washington Post published a remarkable database of every member of the United States Congress known to have enslaved other Americans -- a list containing 1,715 names.
This project aims to:
The master list is available to Post subscribers, but if you'd like to help with the project and don't have a subscription, please contact the project creator.
A systemic, state-by-state approach might be the easiest way to get all of the profiles included.
Progress note: As of 12 January 2022, all 137 known enslavers who represented Alabama, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, and Delaware have been added to the project; next up is 14 enslavers from Florida.