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Jackson suggests welfare has been worse than slavery

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Republican lieutenant governor candidate E.W. Jackson speaks at a gathering of conservative leaders in Washington in June.

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At a Juneteenth event in Newport News, E.W. Jackson, the Republican candidate for lieutenant governor, said slavery did not destroy black families, but government welfare programs launched in the 1960s caused them to deteriorate.

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CAROLYN KASTER/AP

Republican lieutenant governor candidate E.W. Jackson speaks at a gathering of conservative leaders in Washington in June.