What Dominic Sandbrook has said about Slavery in the colonial United States

2 quotes · 1 episode · Jun 28, 2026

Dominic Sandbrook, British historian, author and co-host of The Rest Is History, has been quoted on Slavery in the colonial United States 2 times in 1 episode of The Rest Is History, most recently on June 28, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

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Sandbrook suggests recent estimates of Black soldiers at Valley Forge have grown because historians see what they want to see.
“the estimates have kind of got bigger and bigger and bigger. I think probably because historians are trying to see what they want to see”
The Rest Is History: 683. Washington: Hero of the Revolution (Part 1) (Jun 28, 2026) · Listen from 52:03
Sandbrook holds that Washington believed slavery was wrong and felt bad about it, though he did not free his slaves in his lifetime.
“I don't think there's any doubt that Washington... thinks slavery is wrong, and he feels bad about it”
The Rest Is History: 683. Washington: Hero of the Revolution (Part 1) (Jun 28, 2026) · Listen from 55:18

683. Washington: Hero of the Revolution (Part 1)
The Rest Is History · Jun 28, 2026 · 1 h 16 min
Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland trace George Washington's origins and character and examine the winter at Valley Forge in 1777–78 that made his reputation.