New Kid on the Block!

 

Submitted by Denise Boutte.

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[Drevelyn Matilda Minor]

An African American ~ President in the White House

When Barack Obama our 44th President (2009-2012) and his family members, descendants of slaves move into the White House on Pennsylvania Avenue, in Washington, DC – they will not be living in the rooms in the basement. The White House is their home for the next four (4) years.

African American ~Slaves in the White House

When George Washington was President (1789-1797) he lived in New York and Philadelphia. He brought cooks, maids and coachmen from Mount Vernon — all of them slaves — to work at his house alongside white servants. The Presidents in the early days were expected to hire and pay for their own staff. Since many of the early Presidents were southern planters, they brought their slaves to work for them in Washington, D.C.

Thomas Jefferson (1801-1809) brought slaves from Monticello. During President Jefferson term, (The Second Child Ever Born in The President’s House Was Born to His Colored Slaves, Fanny and Eddy living in the basement rooms).

Enslaved craftsmen helped build the White House. Colored servants helped save documents and art when the British burned the structure in 1814. Most of all, African Americans made the President’s household operate efficiently.

As an African American Woman (Birth Certificate reads Colored Person) I am proud and over whelmed with happiness in my heart and soul. It gave me great pleasure to be alive and witness this Historical Presidential Election on November 04, 2008.

God Bless America!

Signed: Drevelyn Matilda Minor

[Venita]

I am extreamly elated, accompanied by a boldness of proud within me to own a pair of eyes that have witnessed history such as this! My eyes have acted as the heavens on a stormy day, they have released tears of no end, and my mouth can only confess the truth that resides in my heart that at the sight of Americas new elect President Obama my entire existence is overwhelmed. I only wish my Mother Viola, Coretta Scott, and Yolonda King could have witnessed this incredible triumph, in which our forefathers paved in respects to those who would come after him...US!!! This, I shall forever claim as a momentous mark in history.
Ms. Venita