Sen. Tom Cotton under fire for comments on slavery\, attacks on NYT\'s 1619 Project

Sen. Tom Cotton under fire for comments on slavery, attacks on NYT's 1619 Project

USATODAY.com Tuesday, 28 July 2020 ()
Many saw Cotton's remarks as an endorsement of the idea that slavery was a "necessary evil." He says he was only stating what the founders believed.
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 Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) called slavery a “neccessary evil” while discussing his bill that would cut funding for schools that teach the 1619 Project.