History

America's Foundation

• 2021 Virtual Constitution 101

Slavery in America

Enslaved Americans

• Primary Resources about Slavery in American
• Compilation of Resources. Berkley Library, University of California
• Slavery in America, A Research Guide. Library of Congress
• Slavery and the Making of America. PBS
• Plantation Life in Lists. Yale University
• Primary Resources for Slavery. Lone Star College

Presidents and Slavery

• "Founding Fathers and Slaveholders: To what degree do the attitudes of Washington and Jefferson toward slavery diminish their achievements?" Stephen Ambrose, Smithsonian Magazine, November 2002
• The White House Historical Association
  • "Slavery in the President's Neighborhood, Timeline"
  • "Slavery in the President's Neighborhood, FAQ"
  • "Index of Enslaved Individuals"
  • "Sugar, Slavery, and the Washington China" by: Sarah Fling
  • "Building the President's House with Enslaved Labor: James Hoban and Slavery" by: Matthew Costello
  • "Enslaved Labor and the Construction of the U.S. Capitol" by: Sarah Fling
  • "The First Ladies and Slavery" by: Sarah Fling
  • "Enslaved Workers on the White House Grounds" by: Lina Mann

• George Washington
  • "The Enslaved Household of President George Washington" Lindsay M. Chervinsky, The White House Historical Association
  • "The Remarkable Story of Ona Judge" Lindsay M. Chervinsky, The White House Historical Association
  • Slavery at Mount Vernon, home of George Washington
    • Enslaved Labour
• John Adams
  • The Households of President John Adams Lindsay M. Chervinsky, The White House Historical Association
• Thomas Jefferson
  • Slavery at Monticello, home of Thomas Jefferson
    • People Enslaved at Monticello
    • Monticello Slavery FAQs
    • Jefferson & Slavery
    • Sally Hemings
• James Madison
  • "Mere Distinctions of Color" Montpelier exhibit
  • "The Enslaved Household of President James Madison" The White House Historical Association
• James Monroe
  • "Highland and Slavery"
  • "The Enslaved Households of President James Monroe" by: Matthew Costello, The White House Historical Association
• John Quincy Adams
  • "The Enslaved Household of President John Quincy Adams" Lindsay M. Chervinsky, The White House Historical Association
  • "John Quincy Adams and the Amistad Event" NPS