Was President George Washington a slave owner
Some said he whipped an 85 year old guy in the rain for not working hard enough 😒
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ElwoodBlues · M
@Northwest Yes you're right. However, Washington at least took the step of freeing his slaves in his will
In his will, written several months before his death in December 1799, George Washington left directions for the emancipation of all the slaves that he owned, after the death of Martha Washington.
https://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/slavery/washingtons-1799-will