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| Tango01 | 21 Feb 2020 2:57 p.m. PST |
… George Washington, Slavery, and the Enslaved Community at Mount Vernon. By Mary V. Thompson "In The Only Unavoidable Subject of Regret, Mary V. Thompson challenges the reader to see George Washington and the world of Mount Vernon through the eyes of the captives who made his wealth possible. The author uses Washington's correspondence, ledgers, and visitor descriptions along with the material culture of the site to tell the complex story of Washington and his enslaved workforce. Through this analysis, Thompson argues that "The story of Mount Vernon cannot, therefore, be told properly without also telling the story of the many people who worked on this site" (10). Consequently, the text investigates a well-known figure, a captive community, and the built environment of Mt. Vernon upon…"
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