Washington state namesake’s challenging history of slavery

Originally published August 30, 2017

Ever since the death of demonstrator Heather Heyer in Charlottesville earlier this month, some Seattle area politicians, notably Mayor Ed Murray, have called for the removal of local Confederate monuments and even Fremont’s Lenin statue.

When, a few days after Charlottesville, President Trump voiced his opposition to removal of Confederate monuments and suggested that statues of Thomas Jefferson and George Washington might be next – since both Jefferson and Washington had owned slaves – some people began wondering about the George Washington statue on the University of Washington Campus.

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After President Trump spoke, Nikkita

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