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George Washington and Slaves in the Executive Mansion
George Washington and Slaves in the Executive Mansion
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Alexander, Eleanor
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George Washington, a slave owner, did not give a second thought to staffing
the President’s House with human chattel from his Virginia plantation.
Working in the Executive Mansion was better than working in the field, or even
as an ordinary house slave. But two ran away to freedom.
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2007-03-27
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