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Author White, Jonathan W., 1979- author.

Title A house built by slaves : African American visitors to the Lincoln White House / Jonathan W. White.

Publication Info. Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2022]
Bookmark link: https://library.naperville-lib.org:444/record=b2208222~S1
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 95th Street Adult Nonfiction  973.7092 WHI    AVAILABLE
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Description xxii, 251 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Summary "Jonathan White illuminates why Lincoln's then-unprecedented welcome of African Americans to the White House transformed the trajectory of race relations in the United States. Drawing from an array of primary sources, White reveals how the Great Emancipator used the White House as the stage to empower Black voices in our country's most divisive era"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-240) and index.
Subject Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
African Americans.
Slavery.
White House (Washington, D.C.) -- History -- 19th century.
Hospitality -- Washington (D.C.) -- History -- 19th century.
United States -- Race relations -- Political aspects.
African Americans -- Colonization -- Africa.
African Americans -- Social conditions -- 19th century.
Washington (D.C.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Added Title African American visitors to the Lincoln White House
ISBN 9781538161807 (cloth)
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