Why does George Washington get a pass for his slavery?

by connorcalvin

A lot of the other Founding Fathers, especially Jefferson, get flack for being slave owners. However, I don't hear a lot of people talk about George Washington and the large amount of slaves he owned, at least not as much. Why is this?

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He doesn't. Try a Google search for "George Washington slaves"

Try an Amazon search for the same term

Try Google Books

These are just some of the results for each search

Some other ways George Washington gets a "pass" for owning slaves: