(Washington,
D.C.) The private non-profit organization,
The White House Historical Association, was founded in the year 1961. First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy is credited
with being, the founder. To this day;
the mission is to protect, preserve and provide public access to the rich
history of the U.S.A.’s
White House. Additionally, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy also envisioned
a restored, White House. The restoration
was meant to convey a sense of history, through, the White House’s decorative
and fine arts. The day to day tasks
include assisting in the preservation of the state rooms, the preservation of
the public rooms, funding acquisitions for the White House permanent collection
and educating the public on the history of the White House. Recently, The White House Historical
Association announced that, it also attempts research initiatives. Specifically, the aforementioned organization
revealed that, it has launched a research initiative. Additionally, this research initiative is
meant to coincide with, Black History Month.
The announced research initiative is officially named, Slavery in the
President’s Neighborhood.
Slavery in the President’s
Neighborhood was officially launched on February
3rd, 2020; as part of the U.S.A.’s
Black History Month. However and
returning to, Black History Month, the aforementioned is an annual
observance. In the United
States of America, Black History Month is
observed during the month of February.
Additionally, the United States of
America is credited with being the
creator. However, other countries have
adopted Black History Month. The
countries of Canada,
Ireland, the Netherlands,
the United Kingdom/Britain and Germany
have also started to observe Black History Month. In Canada;
the observance is official, and, it occurs during the month of February. In Ireland,
the Netherlands,
the United Kingdom/Britain and Germany
the observance is unofficial.
Additionally, it occurs during the month of October.
Returning to, Slavery in the
President’s Neighborhood, the aforementioned research initiative focuses on the
following research topic. The research
topic is slaves who helped built, who lived and who worked at the U.S.A.’s
White House. Aside from the research
focus, this initiative will be carried out through new and ongoing research
efforts. The latter currently includes
an index of enslaved individuals, virtual mapping of D.C.’s Decatur House Slave
Quarters, Lafayette Park
and the enslaved households that belonged to U.S.
Presidents. At the end; it is hoped
that, this research initiative will produce a narrative, and subsequent,
timeline. The narrative is of the Black
slaves who built, lived and worked at the White House. The timeline is of the Black slaves who lived
in the Potomac Valley,
long before a Washington D.C.
was envisioned. Finally, an exploration
of slavery in the U.S.A.
as an institution, is also, intended as an end result. The end result of Slavery in the President’s
Neighborhood, being more exact about the previously said.
To end, The White House Historical
Association did release a press statement.
Stewart McLaurin is the President of the White House Historical
Association. Through a press statement,
Mr. McLaurin said the following. “There
are few written accounts of the enslaved and free African Americans who built,
lived and worked at the White House and with this initiative, we’re focused on
identifying those individuals and returning them to the historical forefront by
telling their stories.” Stewart McLaurin
also said. “We also wanted to create a
space where this information could be continuously compiled and shared with the
public to further the understanding of life at the White House during this time
period.” As previously stated, The White
House Historical Association recently announced that, it also attempts research
initiatives. Specifically, the
aforementioned organization revealed that, it has launched a research
initiative. Additionally, this research
initiative is meant to coincide with, Black History Month. The announced research initiative is
officially named, Slavery in the President’s Neighborhood. Lastly, the aforementioned research
initiative was officially launched on February
3rd, 2020; as part of the U.S.A.’s
Black History Month.
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