Stars: 2
Review by: Mandy Apgar
An alright but
not too distinguishing account of the lives of enslaved persons in the
White House. Two presidents - John and John Quincy Adams, refused to
keep slaves and were often derided for it. Tales
of the others and the lives of some of the notables involved after each
select presidency is over is what is included, but the book falls into
the usual historical trap of saying or doing nothing new and being dull
while doing it. Washington being kinda wishy
ashy personally on slavery? Check. Jefferson - Lord, what a study in
itself there (oddly enough, although he acknowledges the DNA evidence in
regards to the latter and Sally Hemmings having children he still
refers to it as "alleged"), Jackson, Madison (who
doesn't sound like a beauty in this), etc. on up to the Civil War.
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