REallyN [she/her,they/them] to the_dunk_tank • 4 years agoTacoma is weepingexternal-linkmessage-square88 fedilinkarrow-up161
arrow-up161external-linkTacoma is weepingREallyN [she/her,they/them] to the_dunk_tank • 4 years agomessage-square88 Commentsfedilink
minus-squareasaharyev [he/him]hexbear18·edit-24 years agoI don't think they were his slaves, necessarily, but they were likely from a slave cadaver, as was popular practice at the time. Potentially from a living slave, as enslaved peoples had been selling their teeth for centuries at that point. link
minus-squarecoeliacmccarthy [he/him]hexbear20·edit-24 years agohe recorded collecting teeth from living slaves in his diaries link
minus-squarecoeliacmccarthy [he/him]hexbear14·edit-24 years agoAccording to George Washington’s ledger, on May 8, 1784, he paid 6 pounds 2 shillings to “Negros for 9 Teeth on Acct of Dr Lemoin” Not clear if these teeth were specifically for washington's dentures but yeah libs will say this was ok because he "paid" them link
minus-squareasaharyev [he/him]hexbear2·4 years agoIt quite literally is the future libertarians want. link
minus-squareKaputnik [he/him]hexbear12·4 years agoTrue I just remembered hearing something to that effect, still horrifying tho link
I don't think they were his slaves, necessarily, but they were likely from a slave cadaver, as was popular practice at the time.
Potentially from a living slave, as enslaved peoples had been selling their teeth for centuries at that point.
he recorded collecting teeth from living slaves in his diaries
What the fuck
Fam I NEED a source for that!
According to George Washington’s ledger, on May 8, 1784, he paid 6 pounds 2 shillings to “Negros for 9 Teeth on Acct of Dr Lemoin”
Not clear if these teeth were specifically for washington's dentures but yeah
libs will say this was ok because he "paid" them
It quite literally is the future libertarians want.
True I just remembered hearing something to that effect, still horrifying tho