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Although the first president of our country George Washington owned 277 slaves, of which he got free labor for to build his wealth wich is passed down to his posterity even today, at Mount Vernon. In 1799 Washington took a step beyond his peers by writing a will that freed all his slaves after his wifes death. Was this a good gesture on his part? This excerpt was from "George Washington on leadership" Richard Brookhiser
Posted on: Wed, 31 Jul 2013 02:14:20 +0000

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