My house was built in 1902 overlooking our state capitol which was also under construction. Prison labor was used to dig the foundations, there was already a prison on that site. Guess what color everyone in that prison was.
Also in the 1910s my great grandmother had a black girl her own age who dressed her, cooked for her, etc but didn’t go to school. My great grandmother said they were “like sisters.” I’m like, damn grandma, you had yourself a functional slave.
Not disagreeing with the sentiment in general, but the East Wing that’s being “renovated” was built in 1902 so no chattel slavery there.
My house was built in 1902 overlooking our state capitol which was also under construction. Prison labor was used to dig the foundations, there was already a prison on that site. Guess what color everyone in that prison was.
Also in the 1910s my great grandmother had a black girl her own age who dressed her, cooked for her, etc but didn’t go to school. My great grandmother said they were “like sisters.” I’m like, damn grandma, you had yourself a functional slave.
they probably watched this music video and took the white house in the background literally