they ll have to believe. we don t know exactly what happens to jack sisson, but i think the most important thing, jack sisson had choice. and the value of freedom is when you have freedom of choice. and what jack sisson embodied was the beginning of a new opportunity of freedom and choice for america, and unfortunately, it was something that most other africans would not receive until after the american civil war, several generations later. the work is done and done well. george washington continues to own slaves for the rest of his life, but there is evidence that he may have been more progressive than his peers, thanks perhaps to his experience with african-american soldiers like the rhode island regiment. upon his death, washington will be the only one of the