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Press Release
The White House Historical Association and American University Announce New Fellow to Study History of Slavery in Washington, DC
For American University graduate student Mia Owens, engaging in public history projects is a way to collaborate with and be of service to people. Owens is the inaugural Fellow for a new, two-year Public History Graduate Fellowship in the History of Slavery and Its Legacies in Washington, DC. The fellowship is a partnership between The White House Historical Association (WHHA)
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History Happy Hour: Slavery in the President's Neighborhood
History Happy Hour is a weekly virtual program hosted by the White House Historical Association. Join us as experts weigh in on a variety of historical topics, share their insights, answer audience questions, and enjoy presidential-inspired libations.In this episode, explore the complicated past and the paradoxical relationship between slavery and freedom in the nation's capital.
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Fashion and the White House
Explore this press collection to learn about a sampling of our fashion-forward first ladies, a few of the trends they began, and some of the women behind some of history's iconic White House designs.
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Slavery in the President's Neighborhood Press Collection
The Slavery in the President’s Neighborhood research initiative tells the stories of the enslaved and free African Americans who built, lived, and worked at the White House, as well as the surrounding homes on Lafayette Park. While there are few written accounts of their experiences, their voices can be found in letters, newspapers, memoirs, census records, architecture, and oral hi
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Digital Library Partner
The White House Collection
The Digital Library works closely with the Office of the Curator of the White House to preserve and share images and other materials from the White House, including drawings, plans, photographs, and documents related to the long history of the Executive Mansion.
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Digital Library Partner
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum (ALPLM) is a dynamic institution with ever-expanding collections that are essential to understanding the history of Illinois and its most famous citizen, Abraham Lincoln. All researchers—genealogists, scholars, students, and those studying historical issues of personal interest—are welcome.
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The White House Collection and the Atlantic World: Mahogany
White House objects can help us better understand enslaved labor in the Atlantic World, used for centuries to produce popular commodities and consumer goods.
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Slavery at the White House: Building the White House
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Slavery at the White House: Enslaved Labor in the White House
Explore the stories of enslaved workers at the White House through closer examination of several objects in the collection.
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The Path to Abolition - White House Collection
The fight for emancipation throughout the antebellum era is also represented in the White House Collection.
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The Fight for Emancipation: The Road to Civil War
The fight for emancipation throughout the antebellum era is also represented in the White House Collection.
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Enslaved Labor in the White House - White House Collection
Explore the stories of enslaved workers at the White House through closer examination of several objects in the collection.