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The Invisibles: The Untold Story of African American Slaves in the White House Audiobook, by Jesse Holland Play Audiobook Sample

The Invisibles: The Untold Story of African American Slaves in the White House Audiobook

The Invisibles: The Untold Story of African American Slaves in the White House Audiobook, by Jesse Holland Play Audiobook Sample
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Read By: JD Jackson Publisher: Tantor Audio Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 5.33 hours at 1.5x Speed 4.00 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: February 2016 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781494586423

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

16

Longest Chapter Length:

49:42 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

05:15 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

30:14 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

1

Publisher Description

Jesse J. Holland's The Invisibles is the first book to tell the story of the executive mansion's most unexpected residents, the African American slaves who lived with the U.S. presidents who owned them. Interest in African Americans and the White House are at an all-time high due to the historic presidency of Barack Obama and the soon-to-be-opened Smithsonian National Museum of African American Culture and History.

The Invisibles chronicles the African American presence inside the White House from its beginnings in 1782 until 1862, when president Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation that granted slaves their freedom. During these years, slaves were the only African Americans to whom the most powerful men in the United States were exposed on a daily, and familiar, basis. By hearing about these often-intimate relationships, listeners will better understand some of the views that various presidents held about class and race in American society, and how these slaves contributed not only to the life and comforts of the presidents they served but to America as a whole.

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"A quick, informative history of a lamentable chapter in America's past."

— Kirkus

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About Jesse Holland

Jesse J. Holland is the author of Black Men Built the Capitol: Discovering African American History In and Around Washington, D.C. Holland has covered the White House, the Congress, and the Supreme Court for The AP. Holland speaks frequently on African American and Washington political topics and is a member of the National Press Club, the National Association of Black Journalists, the Capital Press Club, the Washington Association of Black Journalists, and the Society of Professional Journalists. Holland is a sought after-speaker on African American history and politics, having lectured at universities and institutions like Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. and the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in New York City. Holland lives in Bowie, Maryland, with his wife and children.

About JD Jackson

JD Jackson is a theater professor, aspiring stage director, and award-winning audiobook narrator. He is a classically trained actor, and his television and film credits include roles on House, ER, Law & Order, Hack, Sherrybaby, Diary of a City Priest, and Lucky Number Slevin. He is the recipient of more than a dozen Earphones Awards for narration and an Odyssey Honor for G. Neri’s Ghetto Cowboy, and he was also named one of AudioFile magazine’s Best Voices of the Year for 2012 and 2013. An adjunct professor at Los Angeles Southwest College, he has an MFA in theater from Temple University.