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Steve
Every name on the list is verified.John Hancock owned slaves? Not sure about that one. I could be wrong, admittedly.
Francis Scott Key owned slaves in his early 20s but then got "woke", 19th century style. Freed his slaves then spent his last 40 years or so as an abolitionist.
Ulysses S. Grant owned one slave (given to him by his father in law upon marriage) for one year, not forcing him to work & teaching him (illegally) to read & write, before granting him freedom. This was after Grant's alcohol-driven resignment from the army & when was financially destitute. He could have used the money from free labor but said, no, this is just wrong.
And, of course, in 1861 Grant remained loyal to his nation & didn't become a traitor.
Steve