It is painful to acknowledge the fact that many of our founding fathers owned slaves. In fact, George Washington kept nine slaves here in Philadelphia at the old President's House.
Fortunately, times have changed. And soon Washington's slaves will be honored with a memorial at the site on Independence Mall where the President's House once stood.
Meantime, an event will be held today starting 4:30 pm on Independence Mall to honor the slaves and tell their stories.
With all the Independence Day festivities taking place in Philly this week, it is good to see that the city will also be acknowledging this darker side of our history and honoring the slaves who helped to build this nation when this nation was young.
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