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Millions of people visit the National Mall, the White House, and the U.S.Capitol each year. If they only hear the standard story, a big question remains:“Where’s the black history?”Packed with new information and archival photos, Black Men Built the Capitolanswers this question. In this thoroughly researched yet completely accessible volume, Washington insider and political journalist Jesse J. Holland shines a lighton the region’s African-American achievements, recounting little-known storiesand verifying rumors, such as:•   Enslaved black men built the Capitol, White House, and other important Washington structures.•   Philip Reid, a thirty-nine-year-old slave from South Carolina, cast and helped save the model of the Statue of Freedom that sits atop the Capitol Dome.



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