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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.

Publisher:

Rowman & Littlefieldan imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc.,

Copyright Date:

2022

Description:

xxii, 251 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm

Subject:

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--Political aspects.--Political aspects.
African Americans--Colonization--Africa.
African Americans--Social conditions--19th century.
Washington (D.C.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

ISBN:

153816180X
9781538161807

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1256804980

LCCN:

2021051090

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

BVPE851 -- Nevada Public Library (Nevada)