The Mystery of George Mason

This site explores why history forgot a man once revered by the Founding Fathers. Explore further and you will have a chance to quiz yourself, learn what some others think, and discover some intriguing history about a man who is sometimes remembered but not really known.

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George Mason was once revered by the founders of this country, yet a century later, he was all but forgotten, his gravesite abandoned and neglected. Why? Mason is known for having written some of the most important constitutional laws that have become part of this nation's legacy. But did he actually write them? He was one of the first Americans and one of the very first southern plantation owners to denounce slavery, yet he owned slaves until the day he died. Why this contradiction? He was George Washington's neighbor and political confident, yet later in life, their friendship was famously shattered. Why? Click here to explore these questions.