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Black Hands, White House : Slave Labor and the Making of America / Renee K. Harrison.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Harrison, Renee K., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Slavery--United States--History.
- Slavery.
- United States.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis, MN : Fortress Press, [2021]
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- List of Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Black Voices Calling
- Part I. Captured and Caged: And Still They Built New Worlds
- 1. Black Bodies: White Minds, and the Irony of Liberty
- 2. Black Hands: Native Lands, and the Making of Mount Vernon
- 3. Black Minds: Blueprints, and the Enslaved and Free Black Artisans of Federal City
- 4. Black Builders: Slave Pens, and the Construction of the National Seat of Government
- 5. Black Laborers: Prophetic Abolitionists, and Iconic Institutions in the Nation's Capital
- Part II. Blessing the Wings: A Call for a National Memorial
- 6. Black Lives: Co-opted Memorials, and the Paradox of Not Mattering
- 7. Black Memory: Black Market, and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
- Conclusion: Black Blues Rising
- Notes
- Index
- Notes:
- Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 10, 2021).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Harrison, Renee K. Black Hands, White House
- ISBN:
- 9781506474687
- 1506474683
- Publisher Number:
- 40030714007
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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