· Our guest is Clarence Lusane, author of "The Black History of the White House." This historical narrative details the contributions of black men and women in. The Black History of the White House presents the untold history, racial politics, and shifting significance of the White House as experienced by African Americans, from the generations of enslaved people who helped to build it or were forced to work there to its first black first family, the Obamas. Clarence Lusane juxtaposes significant events in White House history with the ongoing /5(). 7 rows · · The Black History of the White House presents the untold history, racial politics, and shifting ISBN
In The Black History of the White House, Clarence Lusane traces the country's race relations by telling the stories of the African-American men and women who built, worked at and visited the. The Black History of the White House presents the untold history, racial politics, and shifting significance of the White House as experienced by African Americans, from the generations of enslaved people who helped to build it or were forced to work there to its first black first family, the Obamas.. Clarence Lusane juxtaposes significant events in White House history with the ongoing. In this beautifully rendered narrative, Clarence Lusane recasts the whole of American history by revealing how slavery and emancipation, racial violence and civil rights, the black freedom movement and white supremacy, and dozens of unsung black heroes shaped the U.S. presidency and federal government in profound ways.
Yes, 'black hands built the White House'—enslaved black hands—but they also built this. In The Black History of the White House, Clarence Lusane presents a comprehensive history of the White House from an African American perspective, illuminating the central role it has played in advancing, thwarting or simply ignoring efforts to achieve equal rights for all. Here are the stories of those who were forced to work on the construction of the mansion at Pennsylvania Avenue and the determined leaders who pressured U.S. presidents to outlaw slavery, White House slaves and. Praise for The Black History of the White House: 'Black folks built the White House in more ways than one. In this beautifully rendered narrative, Clarence Lusane recasts the whole of American history by revealing how slavery and emancipation, racial violence and civil rights, the black freedom movement and white supremacy, and dozens of unsung.
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