George Washington and Slavery: A Documentary Portrayal
by Fritz Hirschfeld
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Author: Fritz HirschfeldEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1997-10
ISBN: 0826211356
Number of pages: 256
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
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Book Review: Very riveting version of history not found in usual classes.
Summary: 4 Stars
This was a very well research historical view of George Washington that is not presented in normal history classes. While it is known that he owned slaves, this book provides a gateway to allow the reader to step back through time to get a true sense of what it was like to be "owned" by General Washington.The photocopies of actual hand written letters about recapturing his runaway slaves shows him to be a vindictive person who had no conflict over being a staunch freedom fighter while owning slaves at the same time. Duh!
While some apologists for him say that he was a benevolent owner, the fact remains that his "employees" worked over 12 hours each day, seven days a week with neither a salary nor a 401k.
The book also points out a very clever concealment of the "fugutive slave law" in the constitution. (Section 2 article 4) that George spearheaded.
After reading this work one can see that his slave plantation was every bit as horrific as anything to be found in Treblenka, Bergen-Belsen or Dauchau.
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