Black History of the White House: Expanded Edition

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Häftad, Engelska, 2027

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As the federal government attempts to erase all evidence of Black Americans' civic participation and achievements from official websites, museums and even from the National Park system, this Expanded Edition brings the essential, groundbreaking title, The Black History of the White House up to date, culminating in our current, Trumpian White House era. "Clarence Lusane is one of America's most thoughtful and critical thinkers on issues of race, class and power."—Manning MarableThe Black History of the White House presents the untold history, racial politics, and shifting significance of the White House as experienced by African Americans, from the generations of enslaved people who helped to build it or were forced to work there to its first black First Family, the Obamas, and now in the era of its second occupation by President Donald Trump.Clarence Lusane juxtaposes significant events in White House history with the ongoing struggle for democratic, civil, and human rights by Black Americans and demonstrates that only during crises have presidents used their authority to advance racial justice. He describes how in 1901 the building was officially named the "White House" amidst a furious backlash against President Roosevelt for inviting Booker T. Washington to dinner, and how that same year that saw the consolidation of white power with the departure of the last Black Congressmember elected after the Civil War. Lusane explores how, from its construction in 1792 to its becoming the home of the first Black president, through the first Trump term and Biden's, and up to the present moment of Trump's second presidential term, the White House has been a prism through which to view the progress and struggles of Black Americans seeking full citizenship and justice.

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Utgivningsdatum2027-03-18
Mått203 x 140 x undefined mm
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor625
FörlagCity Lights Books
ISBN9780872869226

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Dr. Clarence Lusane is Professor and former Chair of Howard University's Department of Political Science, and is currently the Director of its International Affairs program. He was appointed by the U.S. State Department and the Council of Europe as the U.S. "IndependentExpert" to the Council's European Commission Against Racism and Intolerance, and served 2022-2025. He is also a former Commissioner on the DC Commission on African American Affairs. His books include Twenty Dollars and Change: Harriet Tubman and the Ongoing Fight for Racial Justice and Democracy (City Lights 2022), and The Black History of the White House (City Lights, 2011) among others. His forthcoming book, Trumping While Black: African Americans, Black MAGA, and the Danger of Racial Authoritarianism, will be published in 2027 with Wayne State Univ Press. Dr. Lusane lives in Washington, DC.

Praise for The Black History of the White House:"The author concludes from his research that there is little doubt the first African American in the White House was a slave. In fact, 25 percent of our presidents were slaveholders. And between the time of slavery and now with our nation's first black president there is a long and storied history of blacks in the White House, from servants to lobbyists to Secret Service agents, reporters, activists, officials and more."—Chicago Sun Times"The Black History of the White House features stories of those who were forced to work on the construction of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. and the White House slaves and servants who went on to write books."—The Philadelphia Tribune"Those who think they know their presidents may be in for surprises in Clarence Lusane's fascinating social history."—USA Today "In eloquent language, Lusane shows how the African American experience helped shape a series of presidential administrations and governmental policies."—Sacramento Bee "Despite the racial progress represented by the election of the first black president of the U.S., the nation's capital has a very complicated and often unflattering racial history. Lusane traces the racial history of the White House from George Washington to Barack Obama."—Booklist"Slaves have toiled in the White House; 25 percent of our Presidents were slaveholders. Lusane reminds readers of the place of the President's house, from its very construction onward, in African American history, a tale all-too rarely told."—Library Journal " . . . carefully documents the travails of a polity in which African-Americans were so essential and prevalent, but that struggled endlessly to maintain, then dismantle, the institution of slavery. . . . A lively, opinionated survey, telling a story that the textbooks too often overlook."—Kirkus Reviews