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Upon the ruins of liberty : slavery, the President's House at Independence National Historical Park, and public memory /

The 2002 revelation that George Washington kept slaves in his executive mansion at Philadelphia's Independence National Historical Park in the 1790s prompted an eight-year controversy about the role of slavery in America's commemorative landscape. When the President's House installati...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Aden, Roger C., 1962-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Temple University Press, 2015.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The 2002 revelation that George Washington kept slaves in his executive mansion at Philadelphia's Independence National Historical Park in the 1790s prompted an eight-year controversy about the role of slavery in America's commemorative landscape. When the President's House installation opened in 2010, it became the first federal property to feature a slave memorial. In Upon the Ruins of Liberty, Roger Aden offers a compelling account that explores the development of this important historic site and how history, space, and public memory intersected with contemporary racial politics. Aden con.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781439912010
1439912017