While it’s widespread knowledge that George Washington kept slaves, what’s not as popular is how his wife grew the slave population in his home by leaps and bounds. When George Washington married Martha in 1759, he owned around 18 enslaved people. However,
George Washington first came into possession of enslaved Africans at the first age of 11. Washington and his wife Martha together owned about 200 enslaved Africans at the start of the Revolution. Washington had no tolerance for enslaved African uprisings against slavery.
