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A list of presidents who owned slaves, both while in office or at other times during their lives, has been compiled by Robert Lopresti, a librarian at Western Washington University. Based on his well-documented research, he says 12 of our presidents owned slaves and eight of them owned slaves while serving as president.
1. George Washington owned slaves while president.

2. John Adams did not own slaves.

3. Thomas Jefferson owned slaves while president.

4. James Madison owned slaves while president.

5. James Monroe owned slaves while president.

6. John Quincy Adams did not own slaves.

7. Andrew Jackson owned slaves while president.

8. Martin Van Buren owned slaves, but not while he was president.



9. William Henry Harrison owned slaves, but not while he was president.



10. John Tyler owned slaves while president.

11. James K. Polk owned slaves while president.

12. Zachary Taylor was the last president who owned slaves during his presidency..

13. Millard Fillmore did not own slaves.

14. Franklin Pierce did not own slaves.

15. James Buchanan did not own slaves, although some may disagree.

16. Abraham Lincoln did not own slaves.

17. Andrew Johnson owned slaves, but not while he was president.

18. Ulysses S Grant owned slaves, but not while he was president. He was the last president who did.
 

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Sportello

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A list of presidents who owned slaves, both while in office or at other times during their lives, has been compiled by Robert Lopresti, a librarian at Western Washington University. Based on his well-documented research, he says 12 of our presidents owned slaves and eight of them owned slaves while serving as president.
1. George Washington owned slaves while president.

2. John Adams did not own slaves.

3. Thomas Jefferson owned slaves while president.

4. James Madison owned slaves while president.

5. James Monroe owned slaves while president.

6. John Quincy Adams did not own slaves.

7. Andrew Jackson owned slaves while president.

8. Martin Van Buren owned slaves, but not while he was president.



9. William Henry Harrison owned slaves, but not while he was president.



10. John Tyler owned slaves while president.

11. James K. Polk owned slaves while president.

12. Zachary Taylor was the last president who owned slaves during his presidency..

13. Millard Fillmore did not own slaves.

14. Franklin Pierce did not own slaves.

15. James Buchanan did not own slaves, although some may disagree.

16. Abraham Lincoln did not own slaves.

17. Andrew Johnson owned slaves, but not while he was president.

18. Ulysses S Grant owned slaves, but not while he was president. He was the last president who did.
Was that in the Nazi chain email?
 

cosmo1

Perhaps.
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A list of presidents who owned slaves, both while in office or at other times during their lives, has been compiled by Robert Lopresti, a librarian at Western Washington University. Based on his well-documented research, he says 12 of our presidents owned slaves and eight of them owned slaves while serving as president.
1. George Washington owned slaves while president.

2. John Adams did not own slaves.

3. Thomas Jefferson owned slaves while president.

4. James Madison owned slaves while president.

5. James Monroe owned slaves while president.

6. John Quincy Adams did not own slaves.

7. Andrew Jackson owned slaves while president.

8. Martin Van Buren owned slaves, but not while he was president.



9. William Henry Harrison owned slaves, but not while he was president.



10. John Tyler owned slaves while president.

11. James K. Polk owned slaves while president.

12. Zachary Taylor was the last president who owned slaves during his presidency..

13. Millard Fillmore did not own slaves.

14. Franklin Pierce did not own slaves.

15. James Buchanan did not own slaves, although some may disagree.

16. Abraham Lincoln did not own slaves.

17. Andrew Johnson owned slaves, but not while he was president.

18. Ulysses S Grant owned slaves, but not while he was president. He was the last president who did.

Did you happen to notice that all those presidents who owned slaves did so before the Civil War?

Morally, they shouldn't have, but legally, they could.






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