1774 to 1789 - Did you know about the many US ‘presidents’ before George Washington?
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1775 - Lord Dunmore’s Proclamation
Source: https://blackpast.org/aah/lord-dunmore-s-proclamation-1775 This historic proclamation, dated November 7, 1775, and issued from on...
1777 - John Hancock
John Hancock (1737–1793) was the first and third Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and a prominent patriot of the American...
1781 - The Founding Fathers and Slavery
Source: https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Founding-Fathers-and-Slavery-1269536 Although many of the Founding Fathers acknowledged that...
1789 to 1797 - President George Washington (Unaffiliated party) Ten Facts About Washington & Sla
Despite having been an active slave holder for 56 years, George Washington struggled with the institution of slavery and spoke frequently...
1797 to 1801- President John Adams (Federalist Party) on the abolition of slavery
On January 24, 1801, President John Adams responded to two abolitionists who had sent him an anti-slavery pamphlet by Quaker reformer...
1801 to 1809 - President Thomas Jefferson's Attitudes Toward Slavery (Democratic-Republican Part
Thomas Jefferson wrote that “all men are created equal,” and yet enslaved more than six-hundred people over the course of his life. ...
1809 to 1817 - President James Madison (Democratic-Republican Party) The contradictions of slavery
Pamela Newkirk is a professor of journalism at New York University and author of "Spectacle: the Astonishing Life of Ota Benga." While...
1817 to 1825 - President James Monroe (Democratic-Republican Party): Enslavement or Exile for Africa
As he traveled from the nation's capital to his Virginia farm following the inauguration of his successor John Quincy Adams in March...
1825 to 1829 - President John Quincy Adams (Democratic Republican)
The fight to end slavery is rooted in history and extends until today. Each month we will profile some of the brave men and women, both...