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The nation’s ninth vice president had an enslaved wife
Julia Chinn died nearly four years before Richard Mentor Johnson of Kentucky took office, but because of controversy over her, Johnson is the only vice president in American history who failed to receive enough electoral votes to be elected.
By Ronald G. ShaferThe Washington Post
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She was born enslaved and remained that way her entire life, even after she became Richard Mentor Johnson’s “bride.”
Johnson, a Kentucky congressman who eventually became the nation’s ninth vice president in 1837, couldn’t legally marry Julia Chinn. Instead the couple exchanged vows at a local church with a wedding celebration organized by the enslaved people at his family’s plantation in Great Crossing, according to Miriam Biskin, who wrote about Chinn decades ago. ....

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The nation's ninth vice president had an enslaved wife


The nation s ninth vice president had an enslaved wife
Ronald G. Shafer, The Washington Post
Feb. 7, 2021
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1of3Richard Mentor Johnson became vice president in 1837.Library of CongressShow MoreShow Less
2of3This political cartoon was a racist attack on Richard Mentor Johnson because of his relationship with Julia Chinn.Library of CongressShow MoreShow Less
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She was born enslaved and remained that way her entire life, even after she became Richard Mentor Johnson s bride.
Johnson, a Kentucky congressman who eventually became the nation s ninth vice president in 1837, couldn t legally marry Julia Chinn. Instead the couple exchanged vows at a local church with a wedding celebration organized by the enslaved people at his family s plantation in Great Crossing, according to Miriam Biskin, who wrote about Chinn decades ago. ....

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