A house built by slaves : African American visitors to the Lincoln White House
Record details
- ISBN: 9781538161807 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 153816180X (hardcover)
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xxii, 251 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm - Publisher: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2022]
- Copyright: ©2022
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-240) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | "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". |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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APLS | 973.7092 WHI 2022 | 31291002962783 | STACKS | Available | - |