Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Jonathan W. White, associate professor of American Studies at Christopher Newport University, to discuss his new book, A House Built by Slaves: African American Visitors to the Lincoln White House. They discuss how Lincoln’s unprecedented welcoming of African American men and women to the White House transformed the trajectory of race relations in the United States and how African Americans used the White House as a national stage to amplify their calls for equality.
Get the book here: https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781538161807/A-House-Built-by-Slaves-African-American-Visitors-to-the-Lincoln-White-House
Show Notes:
Claremont Review of Books: Lucas Morel – “Overcoming the House Divided”
https://claremontreviewofbooks.com/overcoming-the-house-divided/
https://claremontreviewofbooks.com/overcoming-the-house-divided/
C-SPAN: A House Built by Slaves (VIDEO)
https://www.c-span.org/video/?519281-1/a-house-built-slaves
https://www.c-span.org/video/?519281-1/a-house-built-slaves
The Guardian: Martin Pengelly – “Why Abraham Lincoln’s meetings with Black Americans matter”
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/feb/12/abraham-lincoln-race-slavery-black-americans-jonathan-white-book-michell-obama
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/feb/12/abraham-lincoln-race-slavery-black-americans-jonathan-white-book-michell-obama
Law & Liberty: Andrew F. Lang – “Meeting Mr. Lincoln”
https://lawliberty.org/book-review/meeting-mr-lincoln/
https://lawliberty.org/book-review/meeting-mr-lincoln/
Los Angeles Review of Books: Ronald White – “Calling on Lincoln”
https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/calling-on-lincoln/
https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/calling-on-lincoln/
National Review: Allen C. Guelzo – “Guests of the Great Emancipator”
https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2022/04/04/guests-of-the-great-emancipator/
https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2022/04/04/guests-of-the-great-emancipator/
Smithsonian Magazine: Jonathan W. White – “Black Lives Certainly Mattered to Abraham Lincoln”
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/black-lives-certainly-mattered-abraham-lincoln-180976963/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/black-lives-certainly-mattered-abraham-lincoln-180976963/
U.S. National Archives: A House Built by Slaves: African American Visitors to the Lincoln White House (VIDEO)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqUgsyeeWyE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqUgsyeeWyE
White House Historical Association: A House Built by Slaves – African American Visitors to the Lincoln White House (VIDEO)
https://www.whitehousehistory.org/videos/a-house-built-by-slaves-african-american-visitors-to-the-lincoln-white-house
https://www.whitehousehistory.org/videos/a-house-built-by-slaves-african-american-visitors-to-the-lincoln-white-house
