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In 1790, the Revolutionary War ended, and Washington delivered his inaugural address in Philadelphia. But it was discovered that members of his family were not the only residents - some black female slaves also lived in ** province.
Washington claims that all people should have free and equal rights, but behind the scenes, there is a large number of black slaves being traded. Today, let's take a look at the story of Washington and his black slaves.
Washington, not only has the identity of the United States, but also is a slave owner who attracts attention. At the age of 11, he inherited 10 slaves from his father, and when he married, he chose the daughter of a slave owner, and his wife's dowry included 84 slaves.
The couple had a penchant for buying slaves, having purchased 40 slaves at once, most of them black slaves and a small number of white slaves. They regarded slaves as private property, and the purchase of slaves was as important as the purchase of land.
However, this attitude led to a harsh and brutal attitude towards the slaves.
Washington had a strict administration on his plantations, and the labor requirements for his slaves were very high. If they are found to be lazy or to talk to each other, they will face punishment of whipping or even hanging upside down.
In order to improve the efficiency of slaves, Washington also introduced a "performance appraisal" system. Although some believe that George Washington pursued the "Free Slavery Movement," which may indicate that he wanted to abolish slavery, his real purpose was to cope with the shortage of soldiers during the American Revolution.
He began to allow blacks to join the military, and only black slaves who joined the army were freed from slavery.
After Washington took office in the United States, he hid his slaves in private, even though Philadelphia had begun to implement the Abolition Act. These slaves had no human rights and could only cook, wash, clean and grow flowers for Washington.
It is said that there are 9 female black slaves around him all year round. Although Washington opposed the Abolition Act, he had no choice but to do so because he had just taken office and could not interfere with state justice.
In the 2007 excavation of the ruins of the ** Mansion in Philadelphia, the "slave passage" was discovered, and the female black slaves used this passage to shuttle between the rooms of the ** mansion. It is said that when outsiders arrived, they quickly took refuge underground.
In order to prevent black slaves from obtaining freeman status, Washington also enacted a rule that the personnel of ** slaves should be changed every six months to ensure that no black slave could become a free citizen.
Anne used to be Washington's **, and she fled the ** mansion without permission, which made Washington gnash his teeth in anger. Eventually, Anne married a sailor and lived incognito until Washington's death in 1799.