Do you believe that George Washington was a racist coward and hypocrite?

Question

he proclaimed that such vermin as black people should not be recruited for the American Revolution, yet his right hand mand was his assistant, a black slave. Many black joined the Red Coats because of this because they were offered freedom and equality by the british.

Is this why America is the way it is, I really dont know what to think know after finding this out............

Boob, then why where some colonist against slavery, and later why did Lincoln abolish, it? you are wrong

annie may,

The history Channel, special on George Washington at 11 pm pacific time 4th of July.

Dr. Watson

Development of slavery in North America

The first imported Africans were brought as indentured servants, not slaves. They were required, as white indentured servants were, to serve seven years. Many were brought to the British North American colonies, specifically Jamestown, Virginia in 1619. However, the slave trade did not immediately expand in North America. Mexico and Canada had completely abolished slavery by 1810.

The Colonist made them from servants into slaves.

David C.

Your link to wikipedia.org provides the following;

Despite these privately expressed misgivings, Washington never criticized slavery in public.

Despite these privately expressed misgivings, Washington never criticized slavery in public. In fact, as President, Washington brought eight household slaves with him to the Executive Mansion in Philadelphia.

He was a coward and a hypocrite, in private he stated his opposition to slavery, yet owned hundreds of them and in public never, ever mentioned his true feelings.

Answer 1

dude, the original dubya, George dubya, used to blaze up with the brothers. He even did freestyle raps with them. He wasn't racist!

Answer 2

I disagree. George Washington was not a racist. He freed his own slaves. He was not a coward. He faced the British gallantly. Whether he was a hypocrite or not, the only thing I can say is that hypocresy is part of human nature.

Bottom line: George Washington as well as the Founding Fathers of this Nation created the best democratic system so far.

David

Answer 3

He had been a slave owner and freed his personal slaves. I think he was considered liberal at the time. I don't know enough about that rule to address it, to be honest. Could it be it had something to do with the fact that he needed support from the Southerners?

I don't know if he was racist, I don't think he was a hypocrite, and I doubt he was a coward. Many people could have risen to be General of our army, and I doubt a coward would have been chosen.

However, if you are going to base your opinion of America today on someone who lived 200 years ago, that is simply silly. We have certainly had a lot better and worse people since then.

Answer 4

My understanding was that although he owned slaves, he freed them at the time of his death-a practice unheard of in his time. Jefferson did this also.
As for if this is why America is the way it is; maybe. I think things have not really changed at all since I was a kid, although the discrimination is much better "covered up" then it was prior to the 60's.
I had hoped that by the time I was a grown up, all racism would have disappeared, but one could spend all day and night fretting over the problems.
And thanks for the inflamatory rhetoric on this Independence day, and for reminding us that if not for some brave Old Dead White guys, who long ago risked everything they had, including their lives, there would ABSOLUTIALLY not have EVER been a Bill of Rights, including the Freedom of Speech, to allow you to question their charactor in this forum.
You make a great point of pointing out how this great man, easily the greatest of all Presidents, is someone who strived to attain a better situation for his countrymen, and changed the world for the better through his actions.
Pretty cool and inspirational if you ask me.

Answer 5

How does "coward" come into play? You are trying to label one of America's forefathers as a hypocritical bigot. Most people had a negative impression of blacks in the 1700's. I'm not saying it's right, just that it was like that. Find somebody more deserving of criticism like David Duke or somebody, and let history be history.

Answer 6

I don't know about the George Washington side of it, if what you say is true or not, but here is something you need to factor in:

It was the Brits who brought in the slaves, paid for them, chained them, enslaved them and sold them throughout the colonies.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

Times were much different back then and slavery was common. So, no, I do not believe that George Washington was any of those things. If it had happened today, then yes.

Answer 9

I guess I have to ask this question....what difference does it make? I really could care less. If GW was a bigot, racist, whatever we can't change it, just because we know it. And, what exactly do you mean when you say, "is this why American is the way it is? How, exactly, are we?

Answer 10

Back then pretty much everyone was ignorant and racist. That's just the way things were. Time and science have changed our views so we know that we're all human. We just have to be happy for the civil rights pioneers who helped change things.