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Delegate reframes George Washington’s legacy in Washington Day address
Summary
A delegate representing Montgomery County delivered the House’s Washington Day address in Annapolis, acknowledging Washington’s role in founding the nation while explicitly calling out his ownership of enslaved people and urging modern leaders to uphold constitutional checks and civic duty.
The delegate representing Montgomery County (Delegate, Maryland House of Delegates) delivered the House of Delegates’ Washington Day address on Feb. 14 in Annapolis, arguing that George Washington’s legacy should be viewed both for its contributions to the republic and its grave moral failings.
In prepared remarks to colleagues and guests, the delegate said Washington “was clearly a deeply flawed person,” and asked, “is it even still appropriate to commemorate a man who owned 317 people at the time of his death, who wore the teeth of the people he enslaved in his mouth.” The speaker paired that critique with praise for Washington’s role in rejecting monarchy and setting presidential precedents.
The address framed Washington’s actions as precedent-setting for the…
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