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'''Major Owen''' (June 28, 1936 – October 21, 2013) was an [[African American]] [[Democratic]] [[socialist]] from [[New York City]]. He was representing [[New York]]'s 11th Congressional district as a member of the U.S. [[House of Representatives]] from 1983 to 2007.
Owen stated in a 1995 speech on the House floor that during the [[Africa]]n [[slave trade]] more than 200,000,000 people were thrown over the sides of the slave ships which carried them across the Atlantic, permanently disrupting the [[ecology]] and causing [[shark]]s to follow any and all ships since the trade was stopped in the 1850's. This figure worked out to be 152 slaves taken aboard nine ships per day for 200 years to get the total amount of slaves thrown overboard. After reworking his absurd figure down to 100,000,000 slaves, Owens' claim was picked up by [[ABC News]], which reported the claim as "fact".<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N81fOuca8Oc&feature=related</ref><ref>http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/individualProfile.asp?indid=1766</ref><ref>http://snoopzone.blogspot.com/2005/11/200000000.html</ref>
==See Also==
* [[Liberal]]
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
==External Links==
* [http://www.thenation.com/doc/20060206/owens Education Mobilization by Rep. Major Owens]
* [http://www.freedomclearinghouse.org/mouth/majorowenssays.htm Interview with Major Owens]
* [http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/o000159/ Voting record], ''Washington Post''
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[[Category:United States Representatives]]
[[Category:Liberals]]
[[Category:Democratic Party]]
[[Category:New York]]
[[Category:Black History]]
[[Category:Racism]]
[[Category:Socialists]]
Owen stated in a 1995 speech on the House floor that during the [[Africa]]n [[slave trade]] more than 200,000,000 people were thrown over the sides of the slave ships which carried them across the Atlantic, permanently disrupting the [[ecology]] and causing [[shark]]s to follow any and all ships since the trade was stopped in the 1850's. This figure worked out to be 152 slaves taken aboard nine ships per day for 200 years to get the total amount of slaves thrown overboard. After reworking his absurd figure down to 100,000,000 slaves, Owens' claim was picked up by [[ABC News]], which reported the claim as "fact".<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N81fOuca8Oc&feature=related</ref><ref>http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/individualProfile.asp?indid=1766</ref><ref>http://snoopzone.blogspot.com/2005/11/200000000.html</ref>
==See Also==
* [[Liberal]]
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
==External Links==
* [http://www.thenation.com/doc/20060206/owens Education Mobilization by Rep. Major Owens]
* [http://www.freedomclearinghouse.org/mouth/majorowenssays.htm Interview with Major Owens]
* [http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/o000159/ Voting record], ''Washington Post''
{{liberalism}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Owens, Major}}
[[Category:United States Representatives]]
[[Category:Liberals]]
[[Category:Democratic Party]]
[[Category:New York]]
[[Category:Black History]]
[[Category:Racism]]
[[Category:Socialists]]