The Resource Upon the ruins of liberty : slavery, the President's House at Independence National Historical Park, and public memory, Roger C. Aden
Upon the ruins of liberty : slavery, the President's House at Independence National Historical Park, and public memory, Roger C. Aden
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The item Upon the ruins of liberty : slavery, the President's House at Independence National Historical Park, and public memory, Roger C. Aden represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of San Diego Libraries.
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- Summary
- 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. Aden con
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Contents
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- Discovering the truth: the revelation of ugly history
- Re-collecting the past: the complexity of public memory
- Displacing the inconvenient: the incomplete story of liberty
- Honoring the ancestors: the quest for acknowledgement
- Shaping the place: the design competition
- Revealing the foundations: the excavation of the site
- Telling the stories: the opening of the installation
- Continuing the conversation: the legacy of the President's House
- Isbn
- 9781439912010
- Label
- Upon the ruins of liberty : slavery, the President's House at Independence National Historical Park, and public memory
- Title
- Upon the ruins of liberty
- Title remainder
- slavery, the President's House at Independence National Historical Park, and public memory
- Statement of responsibility
- Roger C. Aden
- Subject
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- Adams, John, 1735-1826
- Adams, John, 1735-1826 -- Homes and haunts -- Pennsylvania | Philadelphia
- Antiquities
- Buildings
- Electronic books
- HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local | General
- HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local | Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
- HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local | New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
- History
- Homes
- Independence National Historical Park (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- Antiquities
- LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- General
- Lost architecture
- Lost architecture -- Pennsylvania | Philadelphia
- 1700-1799
- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia | Independence National Historical Park
- Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Antiquities
- Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Buildings, structures, etc
- President's House (Philadelphia, Pa.)
- President's House (Philadelphia, Pa.)
- Relations with slaves
- Slavery
- Slavery -- Pennsylvania | Philadelphia -- History -- 18th century
- Washington, George, 1732-1799
- Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Homes and haunts -- Pennsylvania | Philadelphia
- Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Relations with slaves
- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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. Aden con
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1962-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Aden, Roger C.
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- President's House (Philadelphia, Pa.)
- Washington, George
- Adams, John
- Washington, George
- Washington, George
- Adams, John
- Washington, George
- Adams, John
- Washington, George
- President's House (Philadelphia, Pa.)
- Independence National Historical Park (Philadelphia, Pa.)
- Slavery
- Lost architecture
- Philadelphia (Pa.)
- Philadelphia (Pa.)
- HISTORY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY
- LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES
- Antiquities
- Buildings
- Homes
- Lost architecture
- Relations with slaves
- Slavery
- Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania
- Label
- Upon the ruins of liberty : slavery, the President's House at Independence National Historical Park, and public memory, Roger C. Aden
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Discovering the truth: the revelation of ugly history -- Re-collecting the past: the complexity of public memory -- Displacing the inconvenient: the incomplete story of liberty -- Honoring the ancestors: the quest for acknowledgement -- Shaping the place: the design competition -- Revealing the foundations: the excavation of the site -- Telling the stories: the opening of the installation -- Continuing the conversation: the legacy of the President's House
- Control code
- ocn896872928
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781439912010
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
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- 897bb376-f03e-4562-8c90-d0c5441741cd
- 22573/ctvrf0grn
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)896872928
- Label
- Upon the ruins of liberty : slavery, the President's House at Independence National Historical Park, and public memory, Roger C. Aden
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Discovering the truth: the revelation of ugly history -- Re-collecting the past: the complexity of public memory -- Displacing the inconvenient: the incomplete story of liberty -- Honoring the ancestors: the quest for acknowledgement -- Shaping the place: the design competition -- Revealing the foundations: the excavation of the site -- Telling the stories: the opening of the installation -- Continuing the conversation: the legacy of the President's House
- Control code
- ocn896872928
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781439912010
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
-
- 897bb376-f03e-4562-8c90-d0c5441741cd
- 22573/ctvrf0grn
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)896872928
Subject
- Adams, John, 1735-1826
- Adams, John, 1735-1826 -- Homes and haunts -- Pennsylvania | Philadelphia
- Antiquities
- Buildings
- Electronic books
- HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local | General
- HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local | Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
- HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local | New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
- History
- Homes
- Independence National Historical Park (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- Antiquities
- LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- General
- Lost architecture
- Lost architecture -- Pennsylvania | Philadelphia
- 1700-1799
- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia | Independence National Historical Park
- Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Antiquities
- Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Buildings, structures, etc
- President's House (Philadelphia, Pa.)
- President's House (Philadelphia, Pa.)
- Relations with slaves
- Slavery
- Slavery -- Pennsylvania | Philadelphia -- History -- 18th century
- Washington, George, 1732-1799
- Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Homes and haunts -- Pennsylvania | Philadelphia
- Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Relations with slaves
- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
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