Upstairs and downstairs: the 19th-century White House.(African Americans; Special Issue: The Untold Story of Blacks in the White House)

From: American Visions | Date: February 1, 1995| Author: | Copyright information

African Americans have been a part of the White House staff, from the slaves of the early presidents to the domestic staff present after the Civil War. The White House was modeled after a huge plantation home, and therefore required a sizable staff to manage it.

Thomas Jefferson Randolph, the grandson of Thomas Jefferson and the first child ever born in the White House, fittingly bore the family names of two of Virginia's leading Revolutionary figures.

Perhaps surprisingly, but equally fittingly--because it underscores the long historical connection between African Americans and the ...

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