Book
The Black history of the White House
Record details
- ISBN: 9780872865327 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 0872865320
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Physical Description:
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575 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. - Publisher: San Francisco : City Lights Books, [2011]
- Copyright: ©2011
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 482-540) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction. Black people, white houses -- A Declaration of Independence and racism : founding documents, founding fathers, and the preservation of slavery -- Prelude : Oney's White House story -- The president's house in the home of the abolitionist movement -- Prelude : Hercules' White House story -- A White House built on and with slavery -- Prelude : Peter's White House story -- Closed doors : the White House and presidents of slavery -- Prelude : Paul Jennings's White House story -- The White House goes to war : rebellion, reconstruction and retrenchment -- Prelude : Elizabeth Keckly's White House story -- James Crow's White House -- Prelude : Booker T. Washington's White House story -- The 1960s and the crisis of power : the White House and Black mobilization -- Prelude : Abraham Bolden's White House story -- Black challenges to the White House : the campaigns to make the White House Black -- Prelude : Marcus Garvey's White House story -- The latest political milestone : the Obamas in the White House -- Prelude : Michelle Obama's White House story. |
| Citation/References Note: | Library Journal, January 2011 Booklist, February 2011 Kirkus Review, November 2010 Publishers Weekly Annex, February 2011 Library Journal Booklist Kirkus Review |
| Target Audience Note: | Adult Follett Library Resources Adult |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity | 975.3 L968 2011 (Text)
Memorial:
In Memory Of Dorothy Pesaresi
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31001101409424 | Adult Non Fiction | Available | - |
