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Alexander Hamilton
Posted on 6/22/20 at 1:43 pm
Posted on 6/22/20 at 1:43 pm
Did Alexander Hamilton own slaves? Do we need to cancel the Hamilton musical?
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Posted on 6/22/20 at 1:45 pm to Masked Debator
I'm told he was never even president.
Posted on 6/22/20 at 1:45 pm to Masked Debator
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Do we need to cancel the Hamilton musical?
Covid took care of that one.
Posted on 6/22/20 at 1:45 pm to Masked Debator
<----related to Aaron Burr
BANG!
BANG!
Posted on 6/22/20 at 1:48 pm to Masked Debator
I’ve heard rumors from some of my lower level employees that a $10 bill exists
Posted on 6/22/20 at 1:48 pm to Masked Debator
It's time to get rid of the Washington and Jefferson Monuments
Posted on 6/22/20 at 1:50 pm to Masked Debator
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Did Alexander Hamilton own slaves? Do we need to cancel the Hamilton musical?
He did not but his wife’s family did and he allegedly helped them with the buying and selling of a few.
Like all the other guys, a product of his time, he was modestly against slavery and probably considered pretty open to other races compared to most of his peers.
He was not an extreme unforgiving abolitionist like the play suggests
Posted on 6/22/20 at 1:51 pm to Masked Debator
No but he loved the Thai Lady Boys.
Posted on 6/22/20 at 1:52 pm to Masked Debator
Posted on 6/22/20 at 1:52 pm to Masked Debator
Hamilton was born a bastard and thus could not inherit anything left him in a will, including slaves. Upon moving to New York, he still didn't own slaves as a young adult.
Hamilton was an a-hole, a proponent for a strong central government, a monarchist, and it's a shame he didn't die as an infant, but he didn't own any slaves.
Hamilton was an a-hole, a proponent for a strong central government, a monarchist, and it's a shame he didn't die as an infant, but he didn't own any slaves.
Posted on 6/22/20 at 2:06 pm to Masked Debator
Hamilton's involvement in the selling of slaves suggests that his position against slavery was not absolute. Besides marrying into a slaveholding family, Hamilton conducted transactions for the purchase and transfer of slaves on behalf of his in-laws and as part of his assignment in the Continental Army.
Posted on 6/22/20 at 6:29 pm to Masked Debator
Hamilton was fairly dark skinned as well.
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