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Record Nr.

UNINA9910797833603321

Autore

Holland Jesse J.

Titolo

The invisibles : the untold story of African American slaves in the White House / / Jesse J. Holland

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Guilford, Connecticut : , : LP, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

9781493029679

Descrizione fisica

xi, 225 pages : illustrations ; ; 23 cm

Disciplina

306.3/6209753

Soggetti

Slavery - Washington (D.C.) - History

African Americans - Washington (D.C.) - History

African Americans - Washington (D.C.)

Presidents - Relations with African Americans - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; FOREWORD; CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 2 WILLIAM LEE AND NEW YORK CITY; CHAPTER 3 THE BEGINNING OF AFRICAN SLAVERY IN THE UNITED STATES; CHAPTER 4 ONEY JUDGE AND PHILADELPHIA; CHAPTER 5 SLAVERY AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE WHITE HOUSE; CHAPTER 6 THOMAS JEFFERSON AND THE FIRST WHITE HOUSE SLAVES; CHAPTER 7 THE GREAT AMERICAN MELTING POT; CHAPTER 8 PAUL JENNINGS AND THE BURNING OF THE WHITE HOUSE; CHAPTER 9 SLAVERY, INDENTURED SERVITUDE, AND THE LAW; CHAPTER 10 ANDREW JACKSON'S STABLES; CHAPTER 11 THE REST; CHAPTER 12 CONCLUSION; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; ABOUT THE AUTHOR