Because of his Quaker upbringing, his respect for Indians, his peaceable nature, it is surprising that Boone accepted slavery so easily, owned slaves when he could afford them, and even traded in slaves. One would have thought that his experience as a captive of the Shawnees might have made him more sensitive to the issue of bondage, that his sense of fairness and honor would have led him to oppose slavery. It is a disturbing truth that even the best people tend to accept what they are familiar with, what they see practiced day after day around them.
