Sen. Tom Cotton under fire for comments on slavery, attacks on NYT's 1619 Project - USA TODAY
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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.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/07/27/tom-cotton-faces-backlash-saying-founders-saw-slavery-necessary-evil/5523063002/