The Invisibles
The Untold Story of African American Slaves in the White House
- 2016 INDIES Finalist
- Finalist, History (Adult Nonfiction)
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.
