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The Black History Of The White House
Clarence Lusane
City Lights Publishers
December 2010
On Sale: November 30, 2010
544 pages
ISBN: 0872865320
EAN: 9780872865327
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Non-Fiction
“Clarence Lusane is one of America’s most thoughtful and
critical thinkers on issues of race, class and
power.”—Manning Marable The 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. 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, the White
House has been a prism through which to view the progress
and struggles of black Americans seeking full citizenship
and justice. Dr. Clarence Lusane has published in The Washington Post,
The Miami Herald, The Baltimore Sun, Oakland Tribune, Black
Scholar, and Race and Class. He often appears on PBS, BET,
C-SPAN, and other national media. The author of several
books and former editor of Black Political Agenda, he
teaches at American University.
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