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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Graig Graziosi

DeSantis claims it was only the American Revolution that caused people to question slavery

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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said during a recent speech that no one had considered abolishing slavery until the American Revolution.

On Tuesday, Mr DeSantis shared a video to his Twitter account of him giving a speech about "critical race theory" and the teaching of the US’s history with slavery in schools. During his speech he claimed the abolition movement was birthed from the American Revolution.

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