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World in Progress: The legacy of slavery

Michael Marek & Anja SteinbuchJune 15, 2022

George Washington is everywhere in the US: on dollar bills, coins, stamps, you name it. The center of the personality cult is Mount Vernon, the estate and residence of the first president of the United States. But what some people don't know is that Washington was also a slave owner.

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Michael Marek and Anja Steinbuch paid a visit to Mount Vernon, just outside the capital Washington DC. Charli Shield has their report.