
Benjamin Bendetti ☭🔻🇵🇸
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Benjamin Bendetti ☭🔻🇵🇸
@bcbendetti
amateur technologicalist, also a communist (he/him)

























Also, on the matter of Washington owning slaves: 1) Washington supported the Fairfax Resolve in 1774, which called for the abolition of the slave trade. This was well before most, especially for a Southerner like Washington. 2) Washington favored gradual, planned emancipation of slaves through legislation, rather than an immediate emancipation. "I can only say that there is not a man living who wishes more sincerely than I do, to see a plan adopted for the abolition of it – but there is only one proper and effectual mode by which it can be accomplished, and that is by Legislative authority." He had concerns about what would happen to slaves suddenly thrown out to live on their own after living a life of dependence, which is related to the next point. 3) Yes, George Washington owned slaves at his estate in Mt. Vernon. HOWEVER, he freed them all through his written will when he passed away. During his lifetime, explored ways to reduce the number of slaves at his estate without, as mentioned in point 2, throwing them into the real world without any knowledge/means of how to live. After passing away, his will had instructions that went far beyond just "freeing" his slaves. He provided housing and care for the elderly, and care and education in a skilled trade for orphaned slaves until they turned 25.




















