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theselittleinfinities:theultradork:dickmasterson:poppypicklesticks:abendlichter:burntpicasso:dripping-adorableness:myuncreativeurl:WowHappy Presidents’ DayShit they leave out of the textbook #4838821Can I get a citation on this?I would like a citation on this because this seems like the kind of shit tumblr makes up to go “omg white people are trash all their faves are trash smh”His false teeth were made of ivory, you fucking idiots.I’d also like to point out Washington inherited his slaves, gained others by marriage, came to OPPOSE slavery but legally could not free his slaves under penalty of law in Virginia and so treated them well, and ordered them freed and paid them a sum and had them taught skills to start a new life with in his will.Learn your dang history.HURR DURR ALL WHITE PEOPLE ARE EVIL.By that very source, which is really just wikipedia, we know that he chose never to challenge slavery publicly and that he sent agents to hunt his escaped slaves down. So yeah, his teeth might have been ivory and that was a ridiculous original post, but there’s really no pretending that the most powerful and popular man in America in his time is some sort of hero on slavery when he did nothing about it.Being nice to slaves means nothing when you own them and don’t challenge the institution. -- source link
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