She should’ve checked the facts before saying anything…
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democratic New York Rep., produced a fake statement concerning Washington D.C. And slavery while arguing that the State should be the District of Columbia.
The freshman congresswoman recently tweeted that D.C. was the first “free the enslaved” territory, which is not accurate.
“DC was the 1st territory in the United States to free the enslaved,” Ocasio-Cortez tweeted. “It’s where Black Americans fled the tyranny of slavery & towards greater freedom, to DC. Yet today it’s where 2nd class citizenship reigns, and the right to vote is denied.”
DC was the 1st territory in the United States to free the enslaved.
It’s where Black Americans fled the tyranny of slavery & towards greater freedom, to DC. Yet today it’s where 2nd class citizenship reigns, and the right to vote is denied.
It’s time to recognize DC statehood. https://t.co/AkfaRHw38C
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) September 19, 2019
In actuality, in 1777 Vermont became the first U.S. territory to abolish slavery, and in 1780 Pennsylvania was the first state to formally terminate the practice. Washington D.C. Until 1790, it was not formally a territory.
Washington D.C. In fact, it was one of the last regions to abolish slavery in the United States. Trade in slaves ended in D.C. In 1850 as part of the 1850 Compromise, the possession of slaves in the district became formally illegal in 1862 after the enactment of the D.C. Law on emancipation.
It has long been asserted by progressives that Washington D.C. It should become a state and obtain Congressional representation. D.C. was supported by the House of Representatives. Statehood as part of a sweeping electoral bill in March.
