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George Washington freed all of his slaves in his will, a process called manumission. It was fairly common, usually focused on slaves who has earned particular favor, but sometimes as with Washington, applied to all slaves owned at death. That is a large part of the reason why there were more free blacks in the South than in the north at the time of the War Between the States.

Commented: Tuesday, November 26th, 2024 @ 4:37 pm By: Concerned Taxpayer

lol well I guess technically your right Bob, and I guess we can’t ask William Lee now whether or not he would have still served Washington, if given the choice. My bets are on that he would.

The point is all things have a purpose in their time and evil thrives in the world.

“ And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place of God?

But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.”

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Commented: Tuesday, November 26th, 2024 @ 12:07 pm By: Will Simmons

Also Bob, just for reference, you know George Washington’s best friend, right hand man, most trusted confidant, and loyal brother was his black slave. There’s a little more to the issue than whips and chains but I’m sure you will never comprehend.

Commented: Monday, November 25th, 2024 @ 8:14 pm By: Will Simmons

What ARE you Democrats going to do about the wrongs your party did, Bobbie? It was the Democrats who introduced and passed NC's Jim Crow laws at the turn of the century, as a political power play to break up the coalition between the Republicans and the Populist Party that had gained power in the state. Every Democrat in the General Assembly voted FOR Jim Crow and every Republican and Populist voted AGAINST it. The Democrats won power back running on an open platform of white supremacy, and Jim Crow was how they implemented it. Its your party's baby, Bobbie, so whatever you Democrats want to do about what you did over a century ago should NOT impose on those whose predecessors voted against Jim Crow.

Commented: Monday, November 25th, 2024 @ 6:55 pm By: Conservative Voter

Glad you admit we did a lot of wrong. What do we do about that?

Commented: Monday, November 25th, 2024 @ 5:19 pm By: Big Bob

DEI includes discrimination based on race and other factors in hiring, admissions, promotions, and other things. By definition, DEI is a form of racism.

Two wrongs do not make a right. Punishing a group of people today for what their fathers or grandfathers may have done 60 years ago and more is just obscene.

Commented: Monday, November 25th, 2024 @ 4:36 pm By: Conservative Voter

Seeing the world through the prizm of race again, Bigot Bob? That is all you race hustlers ever seem to do. On the other hand, as Dr. Martin Luther King's neice likes to say "the only race that matters is the human race". And you seem to ignore that DEI is about favoritism in hiring and promotion, too, Bobbie.

Commented: Monday, November 25th, 2024 @ 9:51 am By: Conservative Voter

DEI is a collectivist notion by the far left that insists on treating people as members of groups instead of as individuals and prioritizes some groups over others. It is entirely Marxist and racist.

The sad thing is the Beaufort County Community College is eaten up with it and our commisioners will not jerk their chain.

Commented: Sunday, November 24th, 2024 @ 8:59 am By: Conservative Voter

Sean Ono Lennon, son of John Lennon of the Beatles, had it right when he siad DEI stands for Dumb Evil Idiots.

Commented: Saturday, November 23rd, 2024 @ 10:29 am By: Rino Hunter