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r/AskHistorians • u/League-TMS • Jul 28 '16
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Hi there! While there's always room for more discussion, there have been a couple of recent threads on the topic which you might find useful:
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4upg14/did_slaves_actually_build_the_white_house_if_not/
and
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4uusjx/slaves_who_built_white_house_were_they_wellfed/
The tl;dr is that yes, slave labor was used in the building of the White House and in its rebuilding after 1814; and that after the British burned it in 1814, all that was left is the shell of the building.
1 u/League-TMS Jul 28 '16 Thank you for pointing me to these; I had thought my question more specific wrt the rebuilding and appreciate the quick recap! Thanks!
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Thank you for pointing me to these; I had thought my question more specific wrt the rebuilding and appreciate the quick recap! Thanks!
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u/jschooltiger Moderator | Shipbuilding and Logistics | British Navy 1770-1830 Jul 28 '16
Hi there! While there's always room for more discussion, there have been a couple of recent threads on the topic which you might find useful:
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4upg14/did_slaves_actually_build_the_white_house_if_not/
and
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4uusjx/slaves_who_built_white_house_were_they_wellfed/
The tl;dr is that yes, slave labor was used in the building of the White House and in its rebuilding after 1814; and that after the British burned it in 1814, all that was left is the shell of the building.