Historians have called Alexander Hamilton an abolitionist, and he was portrayed as opposed to slavery in the famous broadway musical. However, when writer Jessie Serfilippi dug into the sources, she discovered a different story. What had been hiding in plain sight all along?

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Relevant Links:

• “AS ODIOUS AND IMMORAL A THING”: Alexander Hamilton’s Hidden History as an Enslaver by Jessie Serfilippi: https://parks.ny.gov/documents/historic-sites/SchuylerMansionAlexanderHamiltonsHiddenHistoryasanEnslaver.pdf
• Alexander Hamilton, Enslaver? New Research Says Yes: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/09/arts/alexander-hamilton-enslaver-research.html
• Serfilippi upended ‘Hero Hamilton’ narrative so those he enslaved ‘could take their place in history’: https://altamontenterprise.com/04202022/serfilippi-upended-hero-hamilton-narrative-so-those-he-enslaved-could-take-their-place
• New Research Suggests Alexander Hamilton Was a Slave Owner: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/new-research-alexander-hamilton-slave-owner-180976260/
• Schuyler Mansion State Historic Site: https://parks.ny.gov/historic-sites/33/details.aspx
• Schuyler Mansion State Historic Site Blog: http://schuylermansion.blogspot.com/p/home-page_5.html
• The New York Manumission Society: https://www.nyhistory.org/web/africanfreeschool/history/manumission-society.html
• Alexander Hamilton Papers at the Library of Congress: https://findingaids.loc.gov/db/search/xq/searchMferDsc05.xq?_id=loc.mss.eadmss.ms003014&_start=1&_jump=magby240XD.ms003014.mss24612.0766
• Jessie on Twitter: @Utterly_Jessie
• Schuyler Mansion on Twitter: @SchuylerMansion
• On Instagram: schuylermansion

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