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The Invisibles
- Author
- Jesse Holland
- Narrator
- JD Jackson
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Publish Date
- 2 February 2016
- Run Time
- 8 hours 4 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Biography: general, History of the Americas, Local history, Political science and theory, Society and culture: general, Biography: general, Ethnic studies, History of the Americas, Local history, Social and cultural history, Biography: historical, political and military, History, History of the Americas, Politics and government, Politics and government, Central / national / federal government
What to expect
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 hearing about these often-intimate relationships, listeners 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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- Author
- Jesse Holland
- Narrator
- JD Jackson
- Duration
- 8 hours 4 minutes
- Release Date
- 2 February 2016
- ISBN
- 9781494586423
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Genre
- Biography: general, History of the Americas, Local history, Political science and theory, Society and culture: general, Biography: general, Ethnic studies, History of the Americas, Local history, Social and cultural history, Biography: historical, political and military, History, History of the Americas, Politics and government, Politics and government, Central / national / federal government
Synopsis
Jesse J. Holland's The Invisibles is the first book to tell the story of the executive mansion's most unexpected residents, the African American slaves who lived with the U.S. presidents who owned them. Interest in African Americans and the White House are at an all-time high due to the historic presidency of Barack Obama and the soon-to-be-opened Smithsonian National Museum of African American Culture and History.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 hearing about these often-intimate relationships, listeners 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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