Georgia Governor #BrianKemp does not want you to know that it was his family that first brought enslaved Africans to Georgia
The original settlers in #Georgia had outlawed slavery until James Habersham — #BrianKemp’s ancestor — won a bloody battle to bring humans in chains to his plantations. gregpalast.com/governor-kemps… 
Habersham’s reward for bringing the slave system to Georgia? He was appointed acting Governor under King George II. So #BrianKemp can claim a governing dynasty going back nearly three centuries. gregpalast.com/governor-kemps…
Let’s be clear: #BrianKemp did not bring enslaved humans to Georgia. Nor is he responsible for the horrors perpetrated by his long-dead ancestors.
But Kemp, who fanatically avoids association with his dark origins, has gone so far as to ensconce historical amnesia into law.
But Kemp, who fanatically avoids association with his dark origins, has gone so far as to ensconce historical amnesia into law.
This April, #BrianKemp signed #HB1178, the so-called “Parents Bill of Rights” and a companion bill that makes it darn difficult for any schoolteacher in the Peach State to teach uncensored history and keep their job. gregpalast.com/governor-kemps…
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