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Author
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
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The little-known history of how enslaved African Americans contributed to the building of the White House and other landmarks—includes illustrations.
In 1791, President George Washington appointed a commission to build the future capital of the nation. Workers flocked to the city—but the commission found that paying masters of faraway Maryland plantations sixty dollars a year for their slaves made it easier to...
In 1791, President George Washington appointed a commission to build the future capital of the nation. Workers flocked to the city—but the commission found that paying masters of faraway Maryland plantations sixty dollars a year for their slaves made it easier to...
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