Presidents After Jefferson
While there were some exceptions and we know more about Jefferson, there were a number of other Presidents who owned slaves. James Madison, James Monroe, and Andrew Jackson all were slave owners.
Presidents After Jefferson
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Before Lincoln
John Tyler, James Polk and Zachary Taylor all owned slaves while in office and supported maintaining the institution. The last two American presidents to own slaves were Andrew Johnson and Ulysses S. Grant.
Before Lincoln
