The NY Times printed a fascinating historical look at African Americans and the White House.
It starts off:
WASHINGTON (AP) — The first child born at the White House was the grandson of President Thomas Jefferson. The second child born there was his property — the African-American baby of Jefferson’s two slaves.
Fascinating. The article then goes on to talk about African employees who have helped to run it.
As an aside, I’ve been interested in the lives of butlers ever since reading the Remains of the Day.
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