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The Resource A house built by slaves : African American visitors to the Lincoln White House, Jonathan W. White
A house built by slaves : African American visitors to the Lincoln White House, Jonathan W. White
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The item A house built by slaves : African American visitors to the Lincoln White House, Jonathan W. White represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Sno-Isle Libraries.This item is available to borrow from all library branches.
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The item A house built by slaves : African American visitors to the Lincoln White House, Jonathan W. White represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Sno-Isle Libraries.
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- 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"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xxii, 251 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates
- Contents
-
- "A continual torment to me"
- Interlude 1: The office
- "The political wonders of the year"
- "A spectacle, as humiliating as it was extraordinary"
- "The Lord has work for me here"
- Interlude 2: Foreign diplomats
- "The promise being made, must be kept"
- "I felt big there"
- "Without molestation or insult"
- Interlude 3: The ballot
- "To keep the jewel of liberty within the family of freedom"
- "The object is a worthy one"
- "A testimonial of her appreciation"
- Interlude 4: City point
- "Douglass, I hate slavery as much as you do"
- "In the presence of a friend"
- "All the people ...are invited"
- Interlude 5: The house chamber
- "I've come to propose something to you"
- "A sacred effort"
- "She is my equal, and the equal of all others"
- Interlude 6: Richmond
- "The great guiding hand that now lay paralyzed in death"
- Isbn
- 9781538161807
- Label
- A house built by slaves : African American visitors to the Lincoln White House
- Title
- A house built by slaves
- Title remainder
- African American visitors to the Lincoln White House
- Statement of responsibility
- Jonathan W. White
- Title variation
- African American visitors to the Lincoln White House
- Subject
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- African Americans -- Colonization
- African Americans -- Colonization -- Africa
- African Americans -- Social conditions
- African Americans -- Social conditions -- 19th century
- History
- Hospitality
- Hospitality -- Washington (D.C.) -- History -- 19th century
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Relations with African Americans
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Views on slavery
- 1800-1899
- Relations with African Americans
- Slavery
- United States
- United States -- Race relations | Political aspects
- Washington (D.C.)
- Washington (D.C.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- White House (Washington, D.C.)
- White House (Washington, D.C.) -- History -- 19th century
- Race relations -- Political aspects
- Africa
- Language
- eng
- 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"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1979-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- White, Jonathan W.
- Dewey number
- 973.7092
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- E457.2
- LC item number
- .W612 2022
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Lincoln, Abraham
- Lincoln, Abraham
- Lincoln, Abraham
- White House (Washington, D.C.)
- White House (Washington, D.C.)
- Hospitality
- African Americans
- African Americans
- African Americans
- African Americans
- Hospitality
- Race relations
- Relations with African Americans
- Slavery
- United States
- Washington (D.C.)
- Africa
- United States
- Washington (D.C.)
- Label
- A house built by slaves : African American visitors to the Lincoln White House, Jonathan W. White
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- "A continual torment to me" -- Interlude 1: The office -- "The political wonders of the year" -- "A spectacle, as humiliating as it was extraordinary" -- "The Lord has work for me here" -- Interlude 2: Foreign diplomats -- "The promise being made, must be kept" -- "I felt big there" -- "Without molestation or insult" -- Interlude 3: The ballot -- "To keep the jewel of liberty within the family of freedom" -- "The object is a worthy one" -- "A testimonial of her appreciation" -- Interlude 4: City point -- "Douglass, I hate slavery as much as you do" -- "In the presence of a friend" -- "All the people ...are invited" -- Interlude 5: The house chamber -- "I've come to propose something to you" -- "A sacred effort" -- "She is my equal, and the equal of all others" -- Interlude 6: Richmond -- "The great guiding hand that now lay paralyzed in death"
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xxii, 251 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781538161807
- Lccn
- 2021051090
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)1256804980
- 2030396
- (OCoLC)on1256804980
- Label
- A house built by slaves : African American visitors to the Lincoln White House, Jonathan W. White
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- "A continual torment to me" -- Interlude 1: The office -- "The political wonders of the year" -- "A spectacle, as humiliating as it was extraordinary" -- "The Lord has work for me here" -- Interlude 2: Foreign diplomats -- "The promise being made, must be kept" -- "I felt big there" -- "Without molestation or insult" -- Interlude 3: The ballot -- "To keep the jewel of liberty within the family of freedom" -- "The object is a worthy one" -- "A testimonial of her appreciation" -- Interlude 4: City point -- "Douglass, I hate slavery as much as you do" -- "In the presence of a friend" -- "All the people ...are invited" -- Interlude 5: The house chamber -- "I've come to propose something to you" -- "A sacred effort" -- "She is my equal, and the equal of all others" -- Interlude 6: Richmond -- "The great guiding hand that now lay paralyzed in death"
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xxii, 251 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781538161807
- Lccn
- 2021051090
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)1256804980
- 2030396
- (OCoLC)on1256804980
Subject
- African Americans -- Colonization
- African Americans -- Colonization -- Africa
- African Americans -- Social conditions
- African Americans -- Social conditions -- 19th century
- History
- Hospitality
- Hospitality -- Washington (D.C.) -- History -- 19th century
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Relations with African Americans
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Views on slavery
- 1800-1899
- Relations with African Americans
- Slavery
- United States
- United States -- Race relations | Political aspects
- Washington (D.C.)
- Washington (D.C.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- White House (Washington, D.C.)
- White House (Washington, D.C.) -- History -- 19th century
- Race relations -- Political aspects
- Africa
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