Washington was born into the slavery culture. Being an activist would have been unbecoming. However It’s clear from historical documents that Washington took a firm stance against slavery as he increased in age. Jackson, OTOH created a political party to defend and enshrine the institution of slavery.
“Washington was born into the slavery culture. Being an activist would have been unbecoming. However It’s clear from historical documents that Washington took a firm stance against slavery as he increased in age. Jackson, OTOH created a political party to defend and enshrine the institution of slavery.”
I hesitate to challenge your thinking on this.
Both Jackson and Washington were born into slave owning times. Both died owning slaves.
The United States Constitution - the one President Washington took an oath to protect and defend - enshrined slavery.
If you don’t like President Jackson, fine.
But to exclude him from the pantheon because he choose to be born during times of slavery would mean excluding a lot of people in the past 6,000 years.