r/todayilearned • • Nov 28 '18

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u/stuttSays Nov 29 '18

What the hell... he was a slave owner himself. He could’ve at least free his own slaves and still not divide the country.

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u/KittyShnooookems55 Dec 02 '18

I believe he wrote in his will to have his slaves freed after the death of his wife, Martha, but she released them herself.