SARAH CHILDRESS POLK

(Sarah Polk)


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Sarah Childress Polk

The writers of the Declaration of Independence were mistaken when they affirmed that all men are created equal. My slaves did not choose their lot in life, neither did we ask for ours; we are created for these places.
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The President often referred to this statement as an example of his wife’s acumen. She had been born to a Southern plantation and inherited the land and the slaves. Her view, and his, were typical of the Southern point of view in early America.

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Sarah Childress Polk
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Sarah Childress Polk
  • Born: September 4, 1803
  • Died: August 14, 1891
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Sarah Polk was the First Lady of the United States from 1845 to 1849. She was the wife of the 11th President of the United States, James K. Polk.