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The invisibles : the untold story of African American slaves in the White House

Holland, Jesse J. (author.). Jackson, Jd. (Added Author). hoopla digital. (Added Author). Read by JD Jackson. (Cast).

Summary: 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.

Record details

ISBN: 1494596423 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book)
ISBN: 9781494596422 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book)
Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 audio file (8hr., 04 min.)) : digital.
remote
access
electronic resource
electronic
Edition: Unabridged.
Publisher: [United States] : Tantor Audio, 2016.
Distributor: Made available through hoopla

Content descriptions

Restrictions on Access Note:	Digital content provided by hoopla.
Participant or Performer Note:	Read by JD Jackson.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.