His parents did, but he personally did not. He did not think it was right. When he was eighteen he became a member of an Abolition Society in Richmond, that worked towards better treatment of slaves.
Benjamin Harrison was the grandson of President William Henry Harrison. Benjamin had made a lifelong effort to succeed on his own without cashing in on the family name, but his supporters still used the slogan in his campaign.
Yes, Prince Henry the Navigator of Portugal, who lived in the 15th century, was involved in the Portuguese exploration of Africa but it is unlikely that he himself owned slaves. However, the Portuguese exploration and expansion did lead to the establishment of the transatlantic slave trade.
Yes, William Few did own slaves. He was a plantation owner in Georgia and was a slaveholder during his lifetime.
yes he did. he was believed to have owned 12 slaves!
Henry may not have been a racist, but he DID own slaves, though he had conflicted feelings about that. He did see slavery as an evil.
His Accidency-- Derisive nickname by his opponents (as opposed to "His Excellency", for example), who suggested he could not have achieved the presidency through his own merit, only by accident (succeeding from the Vice Presidency on the death of William Henry Harrison).
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Yes, William Paterson owned slaves. He was a signer of the U.S. Constitution and an influential figure in early American politics, but he did have slaves at his estate in New Jersey.
His Accidency-- Derisive nickname by his opponents (as opposed to "His Excellency", for example), who suggested he could not have achieved the presidency through his own merit, only by accident (succeeding from the Vice Presidency on the death of William Henry Harrison).
Revolt and fight for their own freedom.
They were brothers; sons of Henry James Sr., a well-known theologian in his own right.
* "Accidental President" * "His Accidency," Derisive nickname by his opponents (as opposed to "His Excellency", for example), who suggested he could not have achieved the presidency through his own merit, only by accident (succeeding from the Vice Presidency on the death of William Henry Harrison).