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The Black History of the White House reveals the untold record, racial politics, and moving need for the White House as experienced by African People in america, from the generations of enslaved people who helped to create it or were pressured to work there to its first black first family, the Obamas. Clarence Lusane juxtaposes significant events in White House record with the ongoing have difficulty for democratic, civil, and human being rights by black Americans and shows that only during crises have presidents used their authority to enhance racial justice. He identifies how in 1901 the building was officially called the "White House" amid a furious backlash against President Roosevelt for welcoming Booker T. Washington to dinner and how that same calendar year saw the consolidation of white power with the departure of the last black Congress member elected following the Civil Battle. Lusane explores how, from its development in 1792 to its becoming the home of the first black chief executive, the White House is a prism by which to see the progress and struggles of black People in america seeking full citizenship and justice.
