"Washington, not Jefferson, freed his slaves upon his death."

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"Washington, not Jefferson, freed his slaves upon his death."

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"He put the car in gear and went, feeling again how easy it had been to slip through an unexpected fissure in what he had considered a solid life- how easy it was to get over onto the dark side, to sail out of the blue and into the black."

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