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Julia Chinn (c. 1790 – July 1833) was an American plantation manager and enslaved woman of "mixed-race" (an "octoroon" of seven-eighths European and one-eighth African ancestry), who was the common-law wife of the ninth vice president of the United States, Richard Mentor Johnson.
Feb 7, 2021 · Her name was Julia Chinn, and her role in Richard Mentor Johnson's life caused a furor when the Kentucky Democrat was chosen as Martin Van Buren's running mate in 1836.
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Feb 3, 2014 · Julia Chinn was born an octoroon slave in Kentucky and became the companion and mother of two daughters of Richard M. Johnson, a wealthy landowner and 9th US vice president. She lived as his wife in public, but remained a slave until his death in 1850.
Feb 16, 2024 · Julia Chinn was a Black woman enslaved by her husband Richard Mentor Johnson, who became vice president under Martin Van Buren. Learn how historian Amrita Chakrabarti Myers reconstructed her story and how it was erased from history.
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Mar 3, 2019 · Julia Chinn was the enslaved wife of U.S. Vice President Richard M. Johnson for 22 years. Learn how she was erased from history and how her descendants are trying to resurrect her memory.
Julia Chinn (ca. 1796–1833) was the wife of Richard Mentor Johnson, a veteran and vice president under Martin Van Buren. She managed his estate and school, but faced racial discrimination and political backlash for their relationship.
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Oct 10, 2023 · Restoring Julia Chinn to her rightful place in American history. Award-winning historian Amrita Chakrabarti Myers has recovered the riveting, troubling, and complicated story of Julia Ann Chinn (ca. 1796–1833), the enslaved wife of Richard Mentor Johnson, owner of Blue Spring Farm, veteran of the War of 1812, and US vice president under Martin Van Buren.
