Maybe not new news here, but many elsewhere are unaware. >Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic nominee and current U.S. Vice President, now finds herself at the center of a historical controversy that connects her directly to the dark legacy of slavery. The connection emerges from genealogical research conducted by Northern Irish historian Stephen McCracken. According to McCracken’s findings, Harris’s paternal ancestor, Hamilton Brown, was an ardent supporter of the slave trade in Jamaica, a stance that places the Vice President in a complex historical light. . . [Archive](https://archive.today/VfVtx)