In response to reading Tom Cotton's refusal to teach history. The U.S.A. Didnt start

Literally the first entry when I searched on google "George Washington's Slaves" produced this mountvernon.org/george-washington/slavery/ten-facts-about-washington-slavery/ I realize it's easier to just go with the flow and perpetuate things that weren't well researched to start with but sometimes we should look things up ourselves. Did he have slaves? Yes. Did he treat them horribly? No. In fact he was rather mild in his treatment compared to his contemporaries. Was it his intention to never release his slave so he made sure his wife got his when he died? Absolutely not. The Mountvernon website doesn't try to white wash anything and will clearly show the faults of individuals. What they won't do is spread unsubstantiated rumor without actual sourcing from the time of those individuals.

Yeah, he actually started to look down on slavery but didn't really see a way out of it at the time