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Black Men Built the Capitol: Discovering African-American History In and Around Washington, D.C.
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by Jesse J. Holland
Sales Rank: 120019
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List Price: $14.95
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Cover Type: Paperback with 216 pages
Published by: Globe Pequot; First edition September 1, 2007
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0762745363
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0762745364
Book Dimensions:
8.9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
Weighs: 2.4 ounces
Back Cover Copy
Millions of people visit the National Mall, the White House, and the U.S.
Capitol each year. If they only hear the standard story, a big question remains:
“Where’s the black history?”
Packed with new information and archival photos, Black Men Built the Capitol
answers this question. In this thoroughly researched yet completely accessible volume, Washington insider and political journalist Jesse J. Holland shines a light
on the region’s African-American achievements, recounting little-known stories
and verifying rumors, such as:
• Enslaved black men built the Capitol, White House, and other important
Washington structures.
• Philip Reid, a thirty-nine-year-old slave from South Carolina, cast and helped
save the model of the Statue of Freedom that sits atop the Capitol Dome.
• The National Mall sits on the former site of the city’s most bustling slave market.
• The grounds that are now Arlington National Cemetery were, from 1863 to
1888, a self-sustaining village for former slaves called the Freedman’s Village.
Included are hundreds of places in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and
Virginia that illuminate “the rest of the story” for Washington residents and visitors
alike.
About The Author
Jesse Holland is an Associated Press reporter covering Congress and is extraordinarly well placed among Washington's black power elite--the political, legal, academic, and media communities. He took a year's sabbatical from the AP to conduct never-before-done research into the topics covered in this book.
Reader Reviews
This is a wonderful book. Jesse writes with a reporter's eye for detail and action, making the history fly off the pages. Even non history buffs like me will really enjoy this book, because it really is an assembly of great STORIES! Oh and by the way- you will learn alot about the history of the United States, not the Black History, but our collective history. It's something to take pride in and to share. Bravo- Jesse! Keep on writing!
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