george washington owned slaves. but he also freed them in his will, favored* ending slavery & didn't fight a war to preserve the institution
When Washington's slaves ran away he put ads in newspapers to have them recaptured https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oney_Judge
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You can bet your life that had George III threatened to end slavery without the consent of the colonies, Washington would have rebelled.
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