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File Size: 3815 KB

Print Length: 219 pages

Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0762745363

Publisher: Globe Pequot; 1st edition (September 1, 2007)

Publication Date: September 1, 2007

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Language: English

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Black Men Built the Capitol: Discovering African-American History In and Around Washington by Jesse J. Holland"Black Men Built the Capitol" is a wonderful history guide of the Nation's Capital and regional landmarks with a focus on African-American achievements. Journalist, consultant and author, Jesse J. Holland provides the public with never-before-told stories about the important roles blacks played in building many of the historic landmarks along the Mall and the metropolitan region in general. This insightful 216-page book includes the following seven chapters: 1. The Unites States Capitol, 2. The National Mall, 3. The White House, 4. Discovering Black History in the Rest of Washington, D. C., 5. Discovering Black History in Maryland, 6. Discovering Black History In Virginia, and 7. On the Verge of a True Black Renaissance.Positives:1. Well researched, accessible book for all to enjoy. Holland is engaging and respectful of the history.2. A fascinating topic on an underreported story. "The history you've learned here from everyone else is not incorrect; it's just incomplete if you don't include us."3. Holland is an excellent tour guide and has great command of the topic. The book reads like a tour guide with a focus on African American achievements.4. Solid format. Holland organizes the book as a tour guide. The book includes many pictures of landmarks that complement the narrative.5. Many interesting stories and facts included throughout the book. "If not for the ingenuity of Philip Reid, a slave of mixed blood, the story of the Freedom statue would end with the plaster model arriving in America and sitting on the grounds of the Capitol."6. Fascinating history! "Since July 1, 1852, thirty-two people have been honored by having their remains presented to the public in the Rotunda, including eleven presidents. That list includes only one woman, an African-American woman: Rosa Parks."7. Many African-American first included. "The most prominent depiction of an African American is a portrait of Senator Blanche K. Bruce of Mississippi, the first African American to serve a full term in the U.S. Senate."8. Lists the six ceiling murals that depict African Americans in the First Floor House Corridors.9. A topical reference of interest. Solomon Northrup's firsthand experience of the Yellow House described in "Twelve Years a Slave".10. Stories of interest regarding racism. The story of Marian Anderson.11. Highlights achievements of science. "Born in Ottuma, Iowa, Archibald `Archie' Alexander was the first African American to earn an engineering degree from the University of Iowa. He was awarded the degree in 1912."12. Historical connections to national landmarks. "The building where the most powerful man in the world sleeps today has had black connections since before it was built. While Washington's slaves were the first black participants in the presidency, blacks were also deeply involved in the construction of the White House as we know it today."13. Important court rulings. "Despite its early nomadic existence, the Supreme Court's effect on African Americans cannot be underestimated. Since 1857, when an all-white court ruled in Dred Scott v. Sanford that African Americans were not entitled to the same rights as white citizens, African Americans have worked through the Court to demand the rights of full citizenship."14. The story of the first African-American lawyer. "Dr. John Sweat Rock's position as the first African-American lawyer admitted to the Supreme Court bar opened other doors for him. Credited with coining the phrase `Black is beautiful,' Rock was also one of the first African Americans to be invited to the House of Representatives and received on the House floor."15. Significant war contributions. "They also participated in the battle of Wilson's Wharf, which was likely the only battle in the Civil War that was fought by all-black Union troops. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, the nephew of Robert E. Lee, led about three thousand men in an attack on the Union supply depot at Wilson's Wharf, which sits on the James River in eastern Charles City, Virginia. Lee's troops were defeated by about 1,800 members of the United States Colored Troops, including the First Regiment, under the command of Brig. Gen. Edward Wild."16. Covers black history in Maryland and Virginia. "The same goes for Maryland, the birthplace of such famous African Americans as abolitionist Frederick Douglass; freedom fighter Harriet Tubman; Josiah Henson, of Uncle Tom's Cabin fame; Arctic explorer Matthew Henson; scientist Benjamin Banneker; and others."17. More factoids of interest. "Prince George's County is the wealthiest majority African-American county in the nation, so it has several historical African-American sites to visit."18. Great museums are highlighted. "Named after two of the most famous Maryland-born African Americans--mathematician and astronomer Benjamin Banneker and orator and civil rights leader Frederick Douglass--the Banneker-Douglass Museum is Maryland's official repository for African-American cultural artifacts. It holds one of the state's largest collections of art, rare books, artifacts, historical documents, and photographs depicting African-American life in Maryland."19. Contributions from Thurgood Marshall. "In 1935 Marshall successfully argued for the admission of Donald Murray to the University Of Maryland School Of Law. This was the first step on the road to Brown v. the Board of Education of Topeka in which the United States Supreme Court in 1954 overturned the doctrine of "separate but equal" established by Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)."20. Black renaissance through new memorials highlighted by the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial.21. Includes formal bibliography.Negatives:1. The book was published in 2007 so could use an update. A Kindle Single as an updated companion piece would work.2. A little repetitive.3. A glossary of illustrious African Americans covered in the book would have added value.In summary, this was a very good and succinct tour of our Nation's Capital focusing on the great contributions from African Americans. Holland is engaging and shares many interesting and memorable tidbits. As a resident of Maryland and a frequent traveler to D.C., I assure you I will never look at the national landmarks the same way again and I have Mr. Holland to thank for that. A fun and great book to have when you are touring the National Mall and other regional landmarks, I highly recommend it!Further recommendations: "Fodor's Virginia and Maryland: with Washington D.C. (Travel Guide)" by Fodor's, "The Unofficial Guide to Washington, D.C. (Unofficial Guides)" by Eve Zibart, "Twelve Years a Slave" by Solomon Northrup, "Heroes In Black Skins" by Booker T. Washington, "The Souls of Black Folk" by W.E.B. DuBois, "The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness" by Michelle Alexander, "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" by Frederick Douglass, and "Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom" by Catherine Clinton.

I enjoyed this book and learned a lot about Washington, DC that I had never known before. Mr. Holland writes with a light, easy-to-read style but his content is anything but light. Holland moved to DC only to discover that histories made little mention of the African-American contributions to our nation's capital. So he set out to change that, and this book is the result.Each page uncovers new facts about how 'black men built the capitol', as well as the 'capital'. What makes this an indispensable guidebook is that Holland starts each section with the standard history of an area or landmark and then gives the reader the 'rest of the story', adding the African-American perspective. If you are looking for a book to teach you about DC, a fascinating city by any standard, this is a good one. If you are looking for a book to learn about DC from an African-American perspective, this is a great one.I lived in DC for nine years, and thought I knew it well. Jesse Holland showed me, a white American who has a degree in history, just how little I actually knew.Valuable, entertaining, and should be in every history classroom in the DC area.Illustrated with maps and photos, including a section of color photos.Rob Morris, author of Untold Valor: Forgotten Stories of American Bomber Crewmen Over Europe in World War Two.

Very little is spoken about African American contrbution in the construction and building of what we now call the Nation's Capital. Prior to 1790, New York City was the Nation's Capital. In this book by Jesse Holland, it starts at the beginning about taking pieces of Maryland and Virginia in order to build the district. How African Americans did the engineering and the physical construction from the rock quarrys that existed in Northern Virginia. It's a very interesting read.

It's the truth. Finally , giving credit where credit is due. African Americans enslaved and free men, women and children, we must acknowledge and recognize their talents, skills, and contributions to the America. ....this book does that and more!

This is the information that is not in school books but should be.

This would be a good book to take with you if you were sight seeing.

Vital information about blacks in the whitehouse.

Found insightful and enlightening. Would recommend to anyone interested in the history of blacks in America and their contribution to our society as well as what is available to see in Washington, D.C. and surrounding areas.

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