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

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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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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Aden, Roger C., 1962-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Temple University Press, 2015.
Subjects:
Washington, George, > 1732-1799 > Homes and haunts > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia.
Adams, John, > 1735-1826 > Homes and haunts > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia.
Washington, George, > 1732-1799 > Relations with slaves.
Adams, John, > 1735-1826
Washington, George, > 1732-1799
President's House (Philadelphia, Pa.)
1700-1799
Slavery > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > History > 18th century.
Lost architecture > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia.
Monuments disparus > Pennsylvanie > Philadelphie.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > General.
Antiquities
Buildings
Homes
Lost architecture
Relations with slaves
Slavery
Independence National Historical Park (Philadelphia, Pa.) > Antiquities.
Philadelphia (Pa.) > Buildings, structures, etc.
Philadelphia (Pa.) > Antiquities.
Pennsylvania > Philadelphia
Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > Independence National Historical Park
History
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781439912010
1439912017

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