LeRoy_Was_Here
Senator
Well, as I'm sure you know, John Adams, and John Quincy Adams, and the other half of the Founding Fathers who did not own slaves, were all (or at least almost all) Northerners. [Indeed, the two Adams were from New England.] Slavery was FAR less entrenched in the North, although it was not unheard of to see slaves in Boston or Philadelphia. Cultural context is important in evaluating the character of historical figures.
Do you know of any of our Founding Fathers from the southern colonies who were not slave-owners? There might have been a few, but not many.
Do you know of any of our Founding Fathers from the southern colonies who were not slave-owners? There might have been a few, but not many.