The Invisibles

The Untold Story of African American Slaves in the White House

Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States
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Author: Jesse Holland ISBN: 9781493024193
Publisher: Lyons Press Publication: January 1, 2016
Imprint: Lyons Press Language: English
Author: Jesse Holland
ISBN: 9781493024193
Publisher: Lyons Press
Publication: January 1, 2016
Imprint: Lyons Press
Language: English

The Invisibles chronicles the African American presence inside the White House from its beginnings in 1782 until 1862, when President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation that granted slaves their freedom. During these years, slaves were the only African Americans to whom the most powerful men in the United States were exposed on a daily, and familiar, basis. By reading about these often-intimate relationships, readers will better understand some of the views that various presidents held about class and race in American society, and how these slaves contributed not only to the life and comforts of the presidents they served, but to America as a whole.

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The Invisibles chronicles the African American presence inside the White House from its beginnings in 1782 until 1862, when President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation that granted slaves their freedom. During these years, slaves were the only African Americans to whom the most powerful men in the United States were exposed on a daily, and familiar, basis. By reading about these often-intimate relationships, readers will better understand some of the views that various presidents held about class and race in American society, and how these slaves contributed not only to the life and comforts of the presidents they served, but to America as a whole.

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