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Research sheds light on Alexander Hamilton as slave owner

by Mary Esch
| November 13, 2020 12:06 AM

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A new research paper takes a swipe at the popular image of Alexander Hamilton as the abolitionist founding father, citing evidence he was a slave trader and owner himself.

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