Washington Bought Nine Teeth from Enslaved Africans for His Dentures

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"In 1784, so a year after the war ended, he bought 9 teeth from unknown African Americans, and these teeth were then transplanted into his gums. And by the time he became president in 1789, for all that George III said he was the greatest man in the world, he had just one working tooth left."

Historian Dominic Sandbrook revealed that George Washington purchased nine teeth from enslaved African Americans in 1784 and had them transplanted into his gums as dentures. By the time he became president in 1789, Washington had only one working tooth remaining. This disturbing detail illustrates the intimate connection between slavery and even the most revered Founding Father's personal life.