2 Officers shot in Dallas tonight during police protest rally

[disneyjunkie]

Yes, it is appalling that he inherited them, but our being appalled certainly can't change how things worked then. And no, it it wasn't as easy as just saying he could set them free when he "got" them. First, he was 11! And there were laws governing "freedom" for slaves. The fact that he did set them free when so many didn't says that he at least TRIED. And one thing has nothing to do with the other. Don't like guns, don't own one.

He also owned slaves while MOST didn't. He could have TRIED a hell of a lot sooner- like before he died.