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A slave in the White House : Paul Jennings and the Madisons / Elizabeth Dowling Taylor with foreword by Annette Gordon-Reed and A colored man's reminiscences of James Madison by Paul Jennings. by Taylor, Elizabeth Dowling. Palgrave Macmillan, c2012. Call #: 921 J54t Subjects Jennings, Paul, b. 1799.   Madison, James, 1751-1836.   Madison, Dolley, 1768-1849.   White House (Washington, D.C.) -- History.   Slaves -- Washington (D.C.) -- Biography.   Slaves -- Virginia -- Biography.   Abolitionists, Black -- Biography.   Abolitionists -- United States -- Biography.   Antislavery movements -- United States -- History -- 19th century   Blacks -- Biography. ISBN:  9780230108936 (hc.) 0230108938 (hc.) Edition:  1st ed. Description:  xxiii, 304 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., geneal. tables, maps, plan ; 25 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (p. 240-295) and index. Contents:  "Raised and nurtured" -- Presidential household -- "Enamoured with freedom" -- "Not even Paul"-- "Change of mind" -- "His own free hands" -- First families of color -- Epilogue : The right to rise -- Appendix A : A colored man's reminiscences of James Madison / by Paul Jennings -- Appendix B : Jennings family genealogy. Summary:  Chronicles the life of a former slave to James and Dolley Madison, tracing his early years on their plantation, his service in the White House household staff and post-emancipation achievements as a memoirist. Genre:  Biographies. Other authors:  Jennings, Paul, b. 1799. Colored man's reminiscences of James Madison. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Central Library Adult Biography 921 J54t Core Collection - Adult Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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