Upon the Ruins of Liberty: Slavery, the President's House at Independence National Historical Park, and Public Memory

by Roger C. Aden

Book Overview

The 2002 revelation that George Washington kept slaves in his executive mansion at Philadelphia's Independence National Historical Park in the 1790s prompted an eight-year controversy about the role of slavery in America's commemorative landscape. When the President's House installation opened in 2010, it became the first federal property to feature a slave memorial.

In Upon the Ruins of Liberty, Roger Aden offers a compelling account...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1439911991
• ISBN13: 9781439911990
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Temple University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"