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

White, Jonathan W., 1979-

A house built by slaves : African American visitors to the Lincoln White House / African American visitors to the Lincoln White House Jonathan W. White. - xxii, 251 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"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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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 --Relations with African Americans.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 --Views on slavery.


White House (Washington, D.C.)--History--19th century.


Hospitality--History--Washington (D.C.)--19th century.
African Americans--Colonization--Africa.
African Americans--Social conditions--19th century.


United States--Race relations--Political aspects.
Washington (D.C.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.

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