The FAMiLY Leader’s Marriage Pledge Says Unwed Slaves Preferable Parents For African-Americans

By Zack Ford/Think ProgressThe FAMiLY LEADER’s 14-point marriage pledge for presidential candidates references various historic anecdotes to contextualize its principles. The very first point it makes, however, suggests the group didn’t quite do all their history research:Slavery had a disastrous impact on African-American families, yet sadly a child born into slavery in 1860 was more likely to