Dec. 29, 2025
Washington's Complex Legacy - Homeisode 59
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This Homeisode delves into the often-overshadowed complexities of George Washington's life, focusing on his relationship with slavery and his persistent dental ailments.
George Washington and Slavery
We explore the historical nuances surrounding Washington's status as a slaveholder, contrasting the reality of his plantation at Mount Vernon with his decision to manumit(set free) his slaves in his will—a highly unusual act for a figure of his prominence at the time. This discussion covers:
- Mount Vernon: The operational scale of the enslaved community at his estate.
- The Will of Manumission: The social and legal implications of his choice to free his slaves upon the death of his wife, Martha.
- Contradiction and Context: Analyzing the paradox of a leader fighting for liberty while owning human beings, situated within the context of the 18th century.
The Mystery of Washington's Teeth
Washington's struggles with chronic dental problems are a surprisingly central part of his life story. Dispelling common myths, we examine the truth behind his various prosthetic solutions:
- Not Wooden Teeth: Contrary to popular belief, his dentures were not made of wood, but rather a combination of animal bone, ivory, and potentially human teeth.
- Chronic Pain: The documented impact of his dental distress on his public and private life, including its potential effect on his speech and demeanor.
- The Dentists: A look at the contemporary, often crude, dental practices he endured and the individuals who treated him.
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Yo, what's good people? It's your boy Quincy
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Murdaugh with another episode of Not Just Music
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Podcast. Where we keep it real and honest. Hope
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everybody is well, man. Hope everybody is in
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good health. Hope everybody is prospering. Back
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at you with some more Black history. You know,
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I think about the times when I was in school,
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right? and teachers, the educational system pretty
00:00:35.270 --> 00:00:37.609
much gave you the basis. They didn't give you
00:00:37.609 --> 00:00:42.390
like the in -depth stories of these people. And
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I say that because a lot of people that we grow
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up and we hear their names, some of us might
00:00:49.869 --> 00:00:53.770
worship these people or we feel like these people
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are good people or even holidays we might celebrate
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and we have no idea that the same exact people
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that we probably was influenced by are celebrating
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didn't even like us which leads me into the topic
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that I'm going to talk about today and that is
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George Washington one of the former presidents
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of the United States okay George Washington enslaved
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people Washington inherited enslaved people at
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a young age And at the end of his life, he controlled
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more than 500 enslaved individuals at Mount Vernon.
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In his will, he decreed that the enslaved people
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he owned outright should be free after his wife's
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death. His family tree has a complicated history,
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and recent efforts have begun to recognize the
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African -American descendants of his step -grandson.
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It was like a lot of things that like I say the
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educational system left out or you know Probably
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didn't want to tell us and that's why it's good
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for exposure It's good for exposing these things,
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you know the history of these people, you know
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and Actually knowing what you support and who
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you support and another crazy fact George Washington
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suffered from poor dental health throughout his
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life. He experienced severe tooth decay, pain,
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and eventually tooth loss. Now y 'all bear with
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me because this gets interesting. By the time
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he became president, he had only one natural
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tooth remaining. To replace his missing teeth,
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Washington wore dentures made from a variety
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of materials including Now y 'all check this
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out this this is the days that You know, I think
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the school systems Missed out on I didn't really
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go in detail then and his reasons why but I understand
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but I'm the teacher today human teeth What's
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going on? It's your boy Dwarne Burino from Not
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.com, all right? Peace. He used to me teeth.
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These were obtained from slaves, soldiers, and
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even people who have died in duels. Animal teeth.
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cow, horse, and elephant teeth were used. So
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not only was he using, you know, slave teeth,
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he was also using the animals. Had no respect
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for the animals, no care for the animals, you
00:04:44.129 --> 00:04:47.449
know what I'm saying? Ivory, his material was
00:04:47.449 --> 00:04:50.329
often used for dentures in the 18th century.
00:04:50.990 --> 00:04:54.170
Metal, gold, silver, and lead were sometimes
00:04:54.170 --> 00:04:57.850
used in the construction of dentures. Washington's
00:04:57.850 --> 00:05:00.490
dentures were known to be uncultivable and often
00:05:00.490 --> 00:05:03.730
caused him pain. He reportedly carried a dental
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kit with him wherever he went, which included
00:05:06.389 --> 00:05:08.870
a toothbrush, toothpaste, and denture tools.
00:05:10.329 --> 00:05:15.050
It's crazy. It is a common misconception that
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Washington dentures were made of wood. Now they
00:05:19.029 --> 00:05:22.810
told you that in school. That is not true. This
00:05:22.810 --> 00:05:28.170
is why Self -investigation is important. Self
00:05:28.170 --> 00:05:32.589
-searching is important. It is common misconception
00:05:32.589 --> 00:05:35.209
that Washington's dentures were made of wood.
00:05:35.509 --> 00:05:37.910
This myth likely originated from the fact that
00:05:37.910 --> 00:05:41.610
some dentures of the time were made from a material
00:05:41.610 --> 00:05:45.629
called waterloo teeth, which were actually human
00:05:45.629 --> 00:05:49.730
teeth stained black. Y 'all hear that? So we
00:05:49.730 --> 00:05:53.269
had human teeth mixed with animal teeth in his
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mouth. I think it's important I bring that topic
00:05:56.009 --> 00:05:58.810
up because a lot of things a lot of people we
00:05:58.810 --> 00:06:01.670
celebrate and we don't know what it was we're
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celebrating or who we were celebrating and It's
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important to do your research and know did these
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people actually support us blacks? You know speaking
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to my black people right now African Americans
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right now did the cause actually support us or
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was it against us? That's what we need to actually
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get involved in and We don't have to strike We
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don't have to cause violence. We don't have to
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write it. We don't have to argue back with these
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people That's against us. The best thing they
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can kill these people is silence Stop supporting
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them. Stop going to the event. Stop supporting
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anything they stand for they do or anything around
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them Stop supporting them period Let's not give
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them the spotlight. Let's not give them acknowledgement.
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And when we do give them acknowledgments and
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when we do put them on the spotlight on the platform,
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let's expose the real truth about these things
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and people. Like I just did George Washington.
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So once again, it's your boy Quincy Murdoch.
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I'm not just music podcast when we keep it real
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and honest. Always.
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:02.080
Yo, what's good people? It's your boy Quincy
00:00:02.080 --> 00:00:05.339
Murdaugh with another episode of Not Just Music
00:00:05.339 --> 00:00:14.759
Podcast. Where we keep it real and honest. Hope
00:00:14.759 --> 00:00:17.559
everybody is well, man. Hope everybody is in
00:00:17.559 --> 00:00:21.199
good health. Hope everybody is prospering. Back
00:00:21.199 --> 00:00:24.760
at you with some more Black history. You know,
00:00:25.679 --> 00:00:29.260
I think about the times when I was in school,
00:00:29.260 --> 00:00:35.270
right? and teachers, the educational system pretty
00:00:35.270 --> 00:00:37.609
much gave you the basis. They didn't give you
00:00:37.609 --> 00:00:42.390
like the in -depth stories of these people. And
00:00:42.390 --> 00:00:45.490
I say that because a lot of people that we grow
00:00:45.490 --> 00:00:49.869
up and we hear their names, some of us might
00:00:49.869 --> 00:00:53.770
worship these people or we feel like these people
00:00:53.770 --> 00:00:57.250
are good people or even holidays we might celebrate
00:00:57.250 --> 00:01:01.000
and we have no idea that the same exact people
00:01:01.000 --> 00:01:05.239
that we probably was influenced by are celebrating
00:01:05.239 --> 00:01:09.040
didn't even like us which leads me into the topic
00:01:09.040 --> 00:01:11.819
that I'm going to talk about today and that is
00:01:11.819 --> 00:01:17.099
George Washington one of the former presidents
00:01:17.099 --> 00:01:22.400
of the United States okay George Washington enslaved
00:01:22.400 --> 00:01:26.780
people Washington inherited enslaved people at
00:01:26.780 --> 00:01:30.620
a young age And at the end of his life, he controlled
00:01:30.620 --> 00:01:35.620
more than 500 enslaved individuals at Mount Vernon.
00:01:36.120 --> 00:01:40.060
In his will, he decreed that the enslaved people
00:01:40.060 --> 00:01:44.700
he owned outright should be free after his wife's
00:01:44.700 --> 00:01:48.560
death. His family tree has a complicated history,
00:01:48.780 --> 00:01:51.659
and recent efforts have begun to recognize the
00:01:51.659 --> 00:01:56.219
African -American descendants of his step -grandson.
00:01:57.930 --> 00:02:02.269
It was like a lot of things that like I say the
00:02:02.269 --> 00:02:06.510
educational system left out or you know Probably
00:02:06.510 --> 00:02:09.930
didn't want to tell us and that's why it's good
00:02:09.930 --> 00:02:13.289
for exposure It's good for exposing these things,
00:02:13.289 --> 00:02:17.849
you know the history of these people, you know
00:02:17.849 --> 00:02:22.009
and Actually knowing what you support and who
00:02:22.009 --> 00:02:26.969
you support and another crazy fact George Washington
00:02:27.189 --> 00:02:30.689
suffered from poor dental health throughout his
00:02:30.689 --> 00:02:34.710
life. He experienced severe tooth decay, pain,
00:02:35.030 --> 00:02:38.770
and eventually tooth loss. Now y 'all bear with
00:02:38.770 --> 00:02:41.650
me because this gets interesting. By the time
00:02:41.650 --> 00:02:45.650
he became president, he had only one natural
00:02:45.650 --> 00:02:50.030
tooth remaining. To replace his missing teeth,
00:02:50.469 --> 00:02:53.810
Washington wore dentures made from a variety
00:02:53.810 --> 00:02:57.560
of materials including Now y 'all check this
00:02:57.560 --> 00:03:04.659
out this this is the days that You know, I think
00:03:04.659 --> 00:03:09.360
the school systems Missed out on I didn't really
00:03:09.360 --> 00:03:12.379
go in detail then and his reasons why but I understand
00:03:12.379 --> 00:03:18.460
but I'm the teacher today human teeth What's
00:03:18.460 --> 00:03:20.460
going on? It's your boy Dwarne Burino from Not
00:03:20.460 --> 00:03:23.400
Just Music Podcast I have a very special offer
00:03:23.400 --> 00:03:26.960
for you guys via morelabs .com If you're that
00:03:26.960 --> 00:03:30.360
type of person who loves to drink coffee But
00:03:30.360 --> 00:03:32.639
you don't want to always drink coffee or if you're
00:03:32.639 --> 00:03:34.099
the type of person that doesn't drink coffee
00:03:34.099 --> 00:03:37.919
at all But needs a very much needed push boost
00:03:37.919 --> 00:03:41.770
in the morning. We have something for you Morning
00:03:41.770 --> 00:03:45.449
recovery supplement. It is very very useful.
00:03:45.810 --> 00:03:49.030
It is very very highly effective Also, if you're
00:03:49.030 --> 00:03:51.370
the type of person that you know, you got drunk
00:03:51.370 --> 00:03:53.729
The night before and you wake up in the morning.
00:03:53.729 --> 00:03:56.330
You had a hangover. Guess what? It works for
00:03:56.330 --> 00:03:59.610
you, too Alright, so at the end of the day If
00:03:59.610 --> 00:04:02.550
you head over there to morelabs .com, we have
00:04:02.550 --> 00:04:04.650
something set up for you already at checkout.
00:04:04.729 --> 00:04:08.050
All you have to do is enter the code NJMP and
00:04:08.050 --> 00:04:11.550
you will receive 25 % off instantly. How about
00:04:11.550 --> 00:04:15.629
that? Can you beat that? Head over to morelabs
00:04:15.629 --> 00:04:20.149
.com, all right? Peace. He used to me teeth.
00:04:20.490 --> 00:04:23.810
These were obtained from slaves, soldiers, and
00:04:23.810 --> 00:04:27.610
even people who have died in duels. Animal teeth.
00:04:27.689 --> 00:04:31.370
cow, horse, and elephant teeth were used. So
00:04:31.370 --> 00:04:36.069
not only was he using, you know, slave teeth,
00:04:36.910 --> 00:04:40.850
he was also using the animals. Had no respect
00:04:40.850 --> 00:04:44.129
for the animals, no care for the animals, you
00:04:44.129 --> 00:04:47.449
know what I'm saying? Ivory, his material was
00:04:47.449 --> 00:04:50.329
often used for dentures in the 18th century.
00:04:50.990 --> 00:04:54.170
Metal, gold, silver, and lead were sometimes
00:04:54.170 --> 00:04:57.850
used in the construction of dentures. Washington's
00:04:57.850 --> 00:05:00.490
dentures were known to be uncultivable and often
00:05:00.490 --> 00:05:03.730
caused him pain. He reportedly carried a dental
00:05:03.730 --> 00:05:06.389
kit with him wherever he went, which included
00:05:06.389 --> 00:05:08.870
a toothbrush, toothpaste, and denture tools.
00:05:10.329 --> 00:05:15.050
It's crazy. It is a common misconception that
00:05:15.050 --> 00:05:19.029
Washington dentures were made of wood. Now they
00:05:19.029 --> 00:05:22.810
told you that in school. That is not true. This
00:05:22.810 --> 00:05:28.170
is why Self -investigation is important. Self
00:05:28.170 --> 00:05:32.589
-searching is important. It is common misconception
00:05:32.589 --> 00:05:35.209
that Washington's dentures were made of wood.
00:05:35.509 --> 00:05:37.910
This myth likely originated from the fact that
00:05:37.910 --> 00:05:41.610
some dentures of the time were made from a material
00:05:41.610 --> 00:05:45.629
called waterloo teeth, which were actually human
00:05:45.629 --> 00:05:49.730
teeth stained black. Y 'all hear that? So we
00:05:49.730 --> 00:05:53.269
had human teeth mixed with animal teeth in his
00:05:53.269 --> 00:05:56.009
mouth. I think it's important I bring that topic
00:05:56.009 --> 00:05:58.810
up because a lot of things a lot of people we
00:05:58.810 --> 00:06:01.670
celebrate and we don't know what it was we're
00:06:01.670 --> 00:06:05.110
celebrating or who we were celebrating and It's
00:06:05.110 --> 00:06:07.829
important to do your research and know did these
00:06:07.829 --> 00:06:12.509
people actually support us blacks? You know speaking
00:06:12.509 --> 00:06:16.069
to my black people right now African Americans
00:06:16.069 --> 00:06:20.649
right now did the cause actually support us or
00:06:20.649 --> 00:06:23.980
was it against us? That's what we need to actually
00:06:23.980 --> 00:06:30.620
get involved in and We don't have to strike We
00:06:30.620 --> 00:06:32.480
don't have to cause violence. We don't have to
00:06:32.480 --> 00:06:35.259
write it. We don't have to argue back with these
00:06:35.259 --> 00:06:37.740
people That's against us. The best thing they
00:06:37.740 --> 00:06:41.600
can kill these people is silence Stop supporting
00:06:41.600 --> 00:06:44.120
them. Stop going to the event. Stop supporting
00:06:44.120 --> 00:06:48.160
anything they stand for they do or anything around
00:06:48.160 --> 00:06:52.629
them Stop supporting them period Let's not give
00:06:52.629 --> 00:06:55.149
them the spotlight. Let's not give them acknowledgement.
00:06:55.430 --> 00:06:57.949
And when we do give them acknowledgments and
00:06:57.949 --> 00:07:00.670
when we do put them on the spotlight on the platform,
00:07:01.029 --> 00:07:04.509
let's expose the real truth about these things
00:07:04.509 --> 00:07:08.930
and people. Like I just did George Washington.
00:07:09.569 --> 00:07:12.410
So once again, it's your boy Quincy Murdoch.
00:07:12.790 --> 00:07:15.970
I'm not just music podcast when we keep it real
00:07:15.970 --> 00:07:18.470
and honest. Always.
