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George Washington, Slavery, and America's Historical Memory
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- When:
- September 24, 2026 · 12:00 PM
- Where:
- Virginia Museum of History & Culture, 428 N Boulevard, Richmond, VA
- Source:
- 6AM City Richmond – Events
For nearly the entirety of our history, Americans have been arguing about George Washington and slavery. Drawing on research from his latest book, historian John Garrison Marks will explore how generations of Americans have remembered, forgotten, manipulated, and wielded Washington’s entanglements with slavery over the past 250 years. As both a prolific enslaver for his entire life as well as the emancipator of more than 120 of the people he enslaved, George Washington’s complex relationship wit
Family & KidsSports & FitnessIndoor venueHistoric VenueFamily-friendlyGeneral PublicProfessionalsParents/ToddlersPanel DiscussionPublic