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George Washington's Enslaved Housemaid: Caroline Branham

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George Washington's Enslaved Valet: William Lee

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George Washington's Enslaved Chef: Hercules

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Ona Judge: A Woman Who Escaped Slavery & the Washingtons

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Talking With An Enslaved Housemaid At Mount Vernon

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The Life of Kate: Enslaved Midwife, Fieldworker, Wife & Mother

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The Life of Doll: Women of Mount Vernon

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The Life of Penny: An Enslaved Girl

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Lives Bound Together: Slavery at George Washington’s Mount Vernon

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The History of the Syphax Family

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Oral Histories with Descendants of the Enslaved Community

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Freedom Skies: A Juneteenth Celebration

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Portraying An Enslaved Woman - Brenda Parker

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Telling The Story Of Slavery: A Visit To The National Archives

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Slave Life at Mount Vernon

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What Were the Living Conditions of the Enslaved People at Mount Vernon?

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Archaeology of the Slave Quarters

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The Construction and Layout of the Slave Quarters

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Slavery: George Washington's "Only Unavoidable Subject of Regret"

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Washington and Slavery

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George Washington's Views on Slavery

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Why Did George Washington Have Slaves?

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George Washington's Will

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Why Did George Washington Have Slaves?

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Why Didn't George Washington Abolish Slavery?

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The American Constitution's Limitations on Abolishing Slavery

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Did the Enslaved People Know They'd Be Freed in Washington's Will?

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Fishing at George Washington's Farm

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Making BITTER Hot Chocolate, 18th-Century Style

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Compilation of Enslaved Worker Songs

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Caroline at the Hearth

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Slammin Joe on Slavery

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Hear My Story: The Enslaved Community at Mount Vernon

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Enslaved Worker Song: Sit Down Servant Sit Down

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Enslaved Worker Song: Hoe Emma Hoe

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An Overview of Slave Life at Mount Vernon

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Sit Down Servant, Sit Down

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Enslaved Worker Songs: "Funga Alafia"

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Slammin' Joe on 18th Century Culture

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Slammin Joe on the Revolution

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Slave Memorial Ceremony (Full)

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Ted Mance: Enslaved People of Mount Vernon Tour

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Facebook Livecast: The Opening of our "Lives Bound Together" Exhibit

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Hercules on the Death of George Washington

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Lives Bound Together Opening & Annual Slave Memorial Commemoration Ceremony

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Slave Memorial Ceremony (Dedication)

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Ceramic Findings in the Slave Quarter

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Slave Memorial Ceremony

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Slave Memorial Ceremony Introduction

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Servants’ Hall

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Livestream with Frank Lee

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Slave Quarters Reopen at George Washington's Mount Vernon

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Learn about the lives of the enslaved through Archeology

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Deep River performed by Brenda Parker #shorts

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Why Didn't George Washington Abolish Slavery?

23,182 views • June 29, 2018
After being elected the first president of the United States, why didn't George Washington abolish slavery? President of Mount Vernon Doug Bradburn talks about the circumstances that were born out the creation of the new United States Constitution that made it hard to abolish slavery. #AskMountVernon Learn more about slavery at Mount Vernon: https://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/slavery/
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