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TIL: 1/4th of all US presidents were slaveowners (lemmy.ml)

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[–] But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

People defend Jefferson for not releasing his slaves, saying anti slavery wasnt a thing to them. John Adam’s and his wife were anti slavey, and found it abhorrent. He liked to hire freed black men and didn’t allow slave servants in the White House. So clearly the idea that slavery was wrong was around and lots of people practiced it

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