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Article: Tending liberty's garden: America's rising glory.(African Americans in the White House; Special Issue: The Untold Story of Blacks in the White House)
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- American Visions
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- February 1, 1995
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1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. For two centuries, this has been America's most famous address--and the White House the country's best known and most loved symbol. Not so well-known is the fact that since the time of George Washington, African Americans have been integral to the functioning and form of the People's House. Indeed, the White House--as well as the Capitol--were built to a substantial degree by African-American labor. With the passage of time, and the progressive unfolding of the Founders' dream, the role of African Americans in the nation's center of power has evolved and expanded enormously. As readers of this American Visions and Cowles History Group commemorative ...
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