Title A house built by slaves : African American visitors to the Lincoln White House / Jonathan W. White.

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Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2022]

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Location	Call No.	Status
Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department	973.7092 WHITE	Check Shelf
Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction	973.7092 WHITE	Check Shelf
Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Nonfiction	973.7092 WHI	Check Shelf

Description	xxii, 251 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
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"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject	Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Relations with African Americans.
	Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Views on slavery.
	White House (Washington, D.C.) -- History -- 19th century.
	Hospitality -- Washington (D.C.) -- History -- 19th century.
	United States -- Race relations -- Political aspects.
	African Americans -- Colonization -- Africa.
	African Americans -- Social conditions -- 19th century.
	Washington (D.C.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
	Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. (OCoLC)fst00030184
	White House (Washington, D.C.) (OCoLC)fst00631324
	African Americans -- Colonization. (OCoLC)fst00799587
	African Americans -- Social conditions. (OCoLC)fst00799698
	Hospitality. (OCoLC)fst00961114
	Race relations -- Political aspects. (OCoLC)fst01086519
	Relations with African Americans. (OCoLC)fst01354226
	Slavery. (OCoLC)fst01120426
	Africa. (OCoLC)fst01239509
	United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
	Washington (D.C.) (OCoLC)fst01204505
	American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865) (OCoLC)fst01351658
Chronological Term	1800-1899
Genre/Form	History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Added Title	African American visitors to the Lincoln White House
Other Form:	Online version: White, Jonathan W. House built by slaves Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2022] 9781538161814 (DLC) 2021051091
ISBN	9781538161807 (hardcover)
	153816180X (hardcover)
	9781538161814 (electronic book)

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