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Family of Freedom : Presidents and African Americans in the White House by Kenneth T. Walsh is a politics available to read on EtoBox.
What is Family of Freedom : Presidents and African Americans in the White House about?
Barack Obama is the first African American President, but the history of African Americans in the White House long predates him. The building was built by slaves, and African Americans have worked in it ever since, from servants to advisors. In charting the history of African Americans in the White House, Kenneth T. Walsh illuminates the trajectory of racial progress in the US. He looks at Abraham Lincoln and his black seamstress and valet, debates between President Johnson and Martin Luther Kin
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Kenneth T. Walsh
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Published
- 2014
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781317259657
- Category
- politics
- Subjects
- Sociology, History, Biography
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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