Title: Upon the Ruins of Liberty
Description: The 2002 revelation that George Washington kept slaves in his executive mansion at Philadelphia's Independence National Historical Park in the 1790s prompted an eight-year controversy about the role of slavery in America's commemorative landscape. When the President's House installation opened in 2010, it became the first federal property to feature a slave memorial. In Upon the Ruins of Liberty, Roger Aden offers a compelling account that explores the development of this important historic site and how history, space, and public memory intersected with contemporary racial politics.
Subjects: Washington, george, 1732-1799, Adams, john, 1735-1826, Slavery, united states, history, Architecture, united states, Pennsylvania, antiquities, Homes and haunts, Pennsylvania, Antiquities, Relations with slaves, Slavery, History, Lost architecture, Buildings, structures, President's House (Philadelphia, Pa.)