“How about George Washington high school? ‘We want the name removed from that high school.’ They don’t know why. You know, they thought he had slaves. Actually I think he probably didn’t.’ ...

It was built to commemorate founding father George Washington and remains the world’s tallest predominately stone ...

In 1921, the United Kingdom's foreign secretary, Earl Curzon of Kedleston, said of George Washington: “... he was a great Englishman, one of the greatest Englishmen who ever lived; because ...

The version of the quote that widely circulated online was shortened and simplified, but it accurately preserved the meaning of Washington's original words as delivered in a March 15, 1783, speech.

They don’t know why. You know, they thought he had slaves. Actually I think he probably didn’t.’” “George Washington owned slaves. We know this by his own hand. He kept ledgers on ...