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2023-07-05 01:08:00 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 870A8F1253369387E01439432B8515EFD65F612889C3A16C5F9A16F56251EDB5
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While 34 of the 47 signers of the Declaration of Independence owned slaves, it should be noted that slavery was legal in all 13 colonies. During the Revolution, northern states began to outlaw slavery. George Washington freed his slaves upon his death. https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/founding-fathers-views-slavery https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/9/10/20859458/fact-check-declaration-independence-slaves-trumbull-painting-arlen-parsa
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