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To: Biggirl

What is the true record of the construction of the White House? Did slaves play a significant role or is this just some more made up BS by victims like Moosechelle Obama?


10 posted on 07/28/2016 4:13:30 AM PDT by boycott (--s)
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To: boycott
Here's one source:

Did slaves build the White House?

12 posted on 07/28/2016 4:50:34 AM PDT by rightwingcrazy
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To: boycott

There were a few slaves who worked in the WH who were paid regular full pay for their labor. There were also free blacks working on the WH.
In point of fact the majority of free blacks in the colonies always exceeded the number of slaves and some of the largest slave owners were themselves free blacks. Additionally, there were substantial numbers of white slaves in the colonies.
The prez says he wants to have a discussion about slavery but he does not.


13 posted on 07/28/2016 4:54:05 AM PDT by Louis Foxwell (Stop the Left and save the world.)
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To: boycott

The current building she is waking up in was rebuilt during the Truman administration. No slaves then. There were other rebuilds in the past. The vast majority of the building dates back to that Truman rebuild. There is plenty more here.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House_Reconstruction


20 posted on 07/28/2016 5:38:18 AM PDT by xp38
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To: boycott

They cut stone at a quarry that was used in the building of the White House.


26 posted on 07/28/2016 6:01:01 AM PDT by LeonardFMason (LanceyHoward would AGREE)
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