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

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The work A house built by slaves : African American visitors to the Lincoln White House represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Portland Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Label

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

Title remainder

African American visitors to the Lincoln White House

Statement of responsibility

Jonathan W. White

Title variation

African American visitors to the Lincoln White House

Creator

• White, Jonathan W., 1979-

Author

• White, Jonathan W., 1979-

Subject

• African Americans -- Colonization
• African Americans -- Colonization -- Africa
• African Americans -- Social conditions
• African Americans -- Social conditions -- 19th century
• Biographies
• HISTORY / African American & Black
• HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
• History
• Hospitality
• Hospitality -- Washington (D.C.) -- History -- 19th century
• Hospitalité -- Washington (D.C.) -- Histoire -- 19e siècle
• Informational works
• Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
• Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Political and social views
• Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Relations with African Americans
• Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Views on slavery
• 1800-1899
• Noirs américains -- Conditions sociales -- 19e siècle
• Race relations -- Political aspects
• Relations with African Americans
• Slavery
• United States
• United States -- Race relations | Political aspects
• Washington (D.C.)
• Washington (D.C.) -- Histoire -- 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession)
• Washington (D.C.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
• White House (Washington, D.C.)
• White House (Washington, D.C.) -- Histoire -- 19e siècle
• White House (Washington, D.C.) -- History -- 19th century
• États-Unis -- Relations raciales | Aspect politique
• Noirs américains -- Colonisation -- Afrique
• Africa

Genre

• Informational works
• History
• Biographies

Language

eng

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"--

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Provided by publisher

Biography type

contains biographical information

Cataloging source

DLC

Illustrations

• illustrations
• portraits

Index

index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Target audience

adult