original sin

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“This really is a trial against America’s original sin, slavery, and the repercussions it caused and the lingering effects in modern society,” said Assemblyman Reggie Jones-Sawyer, one of two state lawmakers on the task force.

From New York Times

“This really is a trial against America’s original sin, slavery, and the repercussions it caused and the lingering effects in modern society.”

From New York Times

In an interview with Teen Vogue last year, he called for reparations to be paid to break the “cycle of plantation politics” in the United States and described slavery as one of “America’s original sins.”

From Washington Post

"In the eyes of American officials and politicians, TikTok's Chinese background is an 'original sin'," it added.

From BBC

The invasion “was the original sin,” said Emile Hokayem, a senior fellow for Middle East security at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, a British think tank.

From New York Times