009: The Washingtons and Slavery: A Look at Mount Vernon, the Custis Estate, and the Lives of the Enslaved People Held by the Washingtons

Hello! In this weeks episode, we take at look at the Washingtons and Slavery. Both George and Martha had slave holdings before they married, but they seeemed to have different understandings about the institution of slavery. If you stay until the end of the episode, I also go over three snippits of the lives of three enslaved people at Mount Vernon. Sources for todays episode include: George washington's Mount Vernon Website, History.com and Wikipedia If you would like to send me any questions, comments, or ideas for future podcast episodes please email me at [email protected]. I also have an Instagram and now also Threads! Both are @itsahistorypodcast Thank you for listening!