Slaves at the White House Did More Than Just Build It | TIME
WEBJul 28, 2016 · Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Jackson, Tyler, Polk, and Taylor all owned slaves while living in the White House. In fact, slaves were lodged at the White House far past its...
Slavery and the White House
WEBPresident Andrew Jackson brought several enslaved individuals from The Hermitage, his plantation in Tennessee, to the White House. While in the White House, Jackson also purchased an enslaved woman named Gracey Bradley, and later her sister, Louisa Bradley.
The White House Was, in Fact, Built by Enslaved Labor
WEBJul 26, 2016 · Washington, D.C., was built on landed ceded to the federal government by Virginia and Maryland, and at the time the Potomac region was home to almost half of the country’s 750,000 slaves, Lane...
The Slaves of the White House Finally Get to Have Their Stories …
WEBJan 25, 2016 · Long ignored by historians, the enslaved people of the White House are coming into focus through a new book by Jesse J. Holland
Did enslaved people build the White House?
WEBThe slaves joined a work force that included local white laborers and artisans from Maryland and Virginia, as well as immigrants from Ireland, Scotland, and other European nations. This May 1795 payroll lists the carpenters who worked on the President’s House.
Slavery in the President's Neighborhood - White House …
WEBMany people think of the White House as a symbol of democracy, but it also embodies America’s complicated past and the paradoxical relationship between slavery and freedom in the nation’s capital.
New Plaque Tells Story of Enslaved People Who Helped Build the White House
WEBAug 3, 2021 · A new plaque facing the White House bears witness to a shameful chapter in United States history: when enslaved people helped build one of the nation’s seats of government.
Slave Labor And The 'Longer History' Of The White House
WEBJul 27, 2016 · The Obamas And The White House's Slave Legacy. Clarence Lusane, author of The Black History of the White House and chairperson of Howard University's political science department, says...
Slaves helped build White House, U.S. Capitol - CNN.com
WEBDec 2, 2008 · A list of construction workers building the White House in 1795 includes five slaves - named Tom, Peter, Ben, Harry and Daniel -- all put to work as carpenters.
The Slaves Who Built The White House : NPR
WEBJan 14, 2009 · The National Archives in Washington, D.C., has documents, payrolls and pay stubs that reveal the stories of the slaves who built the first family's residence.