James K. Polk
Born: November 2, 1795
Died: June 15, 1849
Slaves Owned: 53+
Known For: Being the 11th president, expanding the size of the United states by 1/3.
While in the White House, it it now known that Polk secretly purchased 19 slaves, the majority of whom, were children. He sent them to the land he had purchased that had been cleared out in the 1830 Indian Removal Act, and had them work his farm. He kept this a secret, not because he was ashamed, but because he didn't want to upset the Northern voters. So much integrity...
Polk is another humdrum president. He grew the size of the US, and that's really it, aside from secretly profiting from slavery while pretending not to be a slave owner, while in office.
Here are more links about Polk:
The White House official site page on Polk.
University of Virginia page on Polk.
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