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Read Henry Wiencek's, "An Imperfect God, George Washington, His Slaves, and the Creation of America " for a scholarly and sensitive view of a good man who owned slaves.
It seems all generations think they know enough to judge not just the social norms, but the souls of their predecessors. While I don't suggest we pretend slave-owning was ever moral, I think taking a person out of the context of their time and culture and judging them in our is pointless.
Joanne
PS Henry's book is much more than my clumsy "review" above. It's been described as the best of the best re. George Washington, and --bonus-- it's a great read.
Paul Heinegg <[log in to unmask]> wrote: How could Madison have been a "good slaveowner."
He owned other human beings as his own property. That not only degraded
those human beings to the level of farm animals, it shows that he had no
morals, no character. That was uncivilized, barbaric behaviour.
Paul
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