A house built by slaves : African American visitors to the Lincoln White House /

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 e...

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Main Author:	White, Jonathan W., 1979- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2022].
Subjects:	Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Relations with African Americans. Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Views on 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.

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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.
Physical Description:	xxii, 251 pages, [14] pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781538161807 153816180X