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Author Holland, Jesse J.

Title The invisibles : the untold story of African American slaves in the White House / Jesse J. Holland.

Publication Info. Guilford, Connecticut : Lyons Press, An imprint of Rowman & Littlefield, 2016.

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 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  306.362 HOLLAND    Check Shelf
 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  306.362 HOLLAND    Check Shelf
 Farmington, Main Library - Adult Department  306.362 HOL    Check Shelf
 Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Nonfiction  306.362 HOL    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  306.362 H71    Check Shelf
 Plainville Public Library - Non Fiction  306.362 HOL    Check Shelf
 Southington Library - Adult  306.362 HOL    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Bishop's Corner Branch - Non Fiction  306.362 HOLLAND    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Faxon Branch - Non Fiction  306.362 HOLLAND    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  306.362 HOLLAND    Check Shelf

Description xiii, 225 pages ; illustrations, portraits : 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-212) and index.
Contents Introduction -- William Lee and New York City -- The beginning of African slavery in the United States -- Oney Judge and Philadelphia -- Slavery and the construction of the White House -- Thomas Jefferson and the first White House slaves -- The great American melting pot -- Paul Jennings and the burning of the White House -- Slavery, indentured servitude, and the law -- Andrew Jackson's stables -- The rest -- Conclusion.
Subject White House (Washington, D.C.) -- History.
Slavery -- Washington (D.C.) -- History.
African Americans -- Washington (D.C.) -- History.
African Americans -- Washington (D.C.) -- Biography.
Presidents -- Relations with African Americans -- History.
Genre/Form Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Subject White House (Washington, D.C.) (OCoLC)fst00631324
African Americans. (OCoLC)fst00799558
Presidents -- Relations with African Americans. (OCoLC)fst01767819
Slavery. (OCoLC)fst01120426
Washington (D.C.) (OCoLC)fst01204505
ISBN 9781493008469 (hardcover)
1493008463 (hardcover)
9781493024193 (ebook)
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