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Were George Washington's teeth ripped from the mouths of living slaves?
We do know that (at least one of) his dentures used human teeth, as you can see in this picture of the exhibit (taken from Snopes), which says:
Contrary to popular myth, Washington’s false teeth were ...
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Did George Washington say no political parties?
[I went to add some notable references to the question and was led straight to the answer.]
In Washington's Farewell Address, 1796, he warned of obstructions that:
put, in the place of the delegated ...
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Did George Washington sell a slave for a barrel of syrup?
Here's a more authoritative source:
During the pre-Revolutionary years, Washington's views toward slavery were [as far as the record reveals] conventional, reflecting those of a typical Virginia ...
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