The Liberty & Slavery Podcast
Interviews from the Emmy award winning documentary - Liberty & Slavery: The Paradox of America's Founding Fathers.
The Liberty & Slavery Podcast
Mary V Thompson Discusses George Washington
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Inertia Films
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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Director A. Troy Thomas interviews Mary V. Thompson about George Washington. They discuss how Washington's views on slavery changed during his life and the complications he faced trying to free the slaves of Mount Vernon. Mary V. Thompson was a research historian at Mount Vernon, and is now retired and serves as Research Historian Emerita at Mount Vernon.