Enslaved Labor and Building the Smithsonian: Reading the Stones
Mark Auslander examines evidence that enslaved persons were involved in the construction of the original Smithsonian Building in Washington, DC. Many enslaved workers who labored at the Maryland quarry from which all the building's "freestone" or sandstone blocks were obtained had roo...
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| Language: | English |
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Emory Center for Digital Scholarship
2012-12-01
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| Series: | Southern Spaces |
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| Online Access: | https://southernspaces.org/node/42585 |