African Slave Onboard Ship Being Shackled
At least eight of our 44 presidents were slave owners. Note that John Adams (2) is missing. Adams is actually famous for being against slavery when it was a mainstay institution of the American economy.
1. Washington: 316 slaves
3. Jefferson: 187 slaves
4. Madison: 106 slaves
7. Jackson: 160 slaves
10. Tyler: 70 slaves
11. Polk: unspecified number of slaves
12. Taylor: 100 slaves
18. Grant: at least 1 slave
source: U.S. Slave
As for some of the other early presidents, I speculate that they were simply not rich enough to be able to afford slaves.
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