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Washington and Racism
# George Washington and slavery — the record, not the verdict A flat present-day label doesn't fit the evidence. The documented record shows a man who owned enslaved people his ent
Washington's Views on Race
By modern standards, **yes — but the picture has real weight on both sides.** Washington owned enslaved people for nearly all of his adult life, and the views he expressed in lette
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George Washington was a Founding Father and the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. As commander of the Continental Army, Washington led Patriot forces to victory in the American Revolutionary War against the British Empire. He is commonly known as the Father of His Country for his role in bringing about American independence.
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