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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Main Author: Aden, Roger C., 1962- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Temple University Press, 2015.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Washington, George, > 1732-1799.
Adams, John, > 1735-1826.
Washington, George, > 1732-1799 > Relations with slaves.
Adams, John, > 1735-1826 > Homes and haunts > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia.
Washington, George, > 1732-1799 > Homes and haunts > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia.
President's House (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Slavery.
Relations with slaves.
Lost architecture.
Homes.
Buildings.
Antiquities.
Lost architecture > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia.
Slavery > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > History > 18th century.
Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > Independence National Historical Park.
Pennsylvania > Philadelphia.
Philadelphia (Pa.) > Antiquities.
Philadelphia (Pa.) > Buildings, structures, etc.
Independence National Historical Park (Philadelphia, Pa.) > Antiquities.
History.
Electronic books.
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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (261 pages).
ISBN:9781439912010

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