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Slavery Haunted Washington—His Heirs Didn’t Get the Message
ORIGINAL SIN
As he neared death, George Washington was wracked with guilt over slavery, but his doubts fell on deaf ears, especially among his slave-owning descendants.
Philip G. Smucker
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Aug. 20 2017
12:00AM EDT
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