A slave in the White House : Paul Jennings and the Madisons / Elizabeth Dowling Taylor with foreword by Annette Gordon-Reed. And, A colored man's reminiscences of James Madison / by Paul Jennings.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-295) and index.
Contents:
Acknowledgments -- Foreword / by Annette Gordon-Reed -- Author's note -- "Raised and nurtured" -- Presidential household -- "Enamoured with freedom" -- "Not even Paul" -- "Change of mind" -- "His own free hands" -- First families of color -- Epilogue. The right to rise -- Appendix A.A colored man's reminiscences of James Madison / by Paul Jennings -- Appendix B. Jennings family genealogy.
Summary:
Chronicles the life of a former slave to James and Dolley Madison, tracing his early years on their plantation, his service in the White House household staff and post-emancipation achievements as a memoirist.
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