Black Men Built the Capitol

Discovering African-American History In and Around Washington, D.C.

von Jesse Holland

216 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

A story most Americans don't know.*Slaves built the Capitol, White House, and other important Washington structures*The National Mall sits on the site of the city's once-bustling slave market*The grounds that are now Arlington National Cemetery were once a self-sustaining village for former slavesMillions 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.

• Themen: Lifestyle, Hobbys und Freizeit Antiquitäten und Sammelobjekte
• ISBN: 9781493029686
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.09.2017
• Größe: 226 x 157 mm
• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc