{"product_id":"upon-the-ruins-of-liberty-slavery-the-presidents-house-at-independence-national-historical-park-and-public-memory-paperback-softback-9781439912003","title":"Upon the Ruins of Liberty; Slavery, the President's House at Independence National Historical Park, and Public Memory (Paperback \/ softback) 9781439912003","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eUpon the Ruins of Liberty\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eSlavery, the President's House at Independence National Historical Park, and Public Memory\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRoger C Aden (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781439912003\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 27 February 2017\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e264 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.666 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eAden's is one of the best book-length case studies I have seen on contested sites like the president's house. --Ken Foote\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThe 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.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eUpon the Ruins of Liberty,\u003c\/i\u003e 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 constructs this engrossing tale by drawing on archival material and interviews with principal figures in the controversy-including historian Ed Lawler, site activist Michael Coard, and site designer Emanuel Kelly.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUpon the Ruins of Liberty\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the politically-charged efforts to create a fitting tribute to the place where George Washington (and later, John Adams) shaped the presidency while denying freedom to the nine enslaved Africans in his household. From design to execution, the plans prompted advocates to embrace stories informed by race, and address difficulties that included how to handle the results of the site excavation. As such, this landmark project raised concerns and provided lessons about the role of public memory and how places are made to shape the nation's identity.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003ePreface\u003cbr style='\"\u0026lt;br'\u003efont-family: arial, sans-serif\u003cbr\u003e font-size: 13px\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e \/\u0026gt;\u003cbr style='\"\u0026lt;br'\u003efont-family: arial, sans-serif\u003cbr\u003e font-size: 13px\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e \/\u0026gt;1 Discovering the Truth: The Revelation of Ugly History\u003cbr style='\"\u0026lt;br'\u003efont-family: arial, sans-serif\u003cbr\u003e font-size: 13px\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e \/\u0026gt;\u003cbr style='\"\u0026lt;br'\u003efont-family: arial, sans-serif\u003cbr\u003e font-size: 13px\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e \/\u0026gt;2 Re-collecting the Past: The Complexity of Public Memory\u003cbr style='\"\u0026lt;br'\u003efont-family: arial, sans-serif\u003cbr\u003e font-size: 13px\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e \/\u0026gt;\u003cbr style='\"\u0026lt;br'\u003efont-family: arial, sans-serif\u003cbr\u003e font-size: 13px\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e \/\u0026gt;3 Displacing the Inconvenient: The Incomplete Story of Liberty\u003cbr style='\"\u0026lt;br'\u003efont-family: arial, sans-serif\u003cbr\u003e font-size: 13px\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e \/\u0026gt;\u003cbr style='\"\u0026lt;br'\u003efont-family: arial, sans-serif\u003cbr\u003e font-size: 13px\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e \/\u0026gt;4 Honoring the Ancestors: The Quest for Acknowledgment\u003cbr style='\"\u0026lt;br'\u003efont-family: arial, sans-serif\u003cbr\u003e font-size: 13px\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e \/\u0026gt;\u003cbr style='\"\u0026lt;br'\u003efont-family: arial, sans-serif\u003cbr\u003e font-size: 13px\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e \/\u0026gt;5 Shaping the Place: The Design Competition\u003cbr style='\"\u0026lt;br'\u003efont-family: arial, sans-serif\u003cbr\u003e font-size: 13px\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e \/\u0026gt;\u003cbr style='\"\u0026lt;br'\u003efont-family: arial, sans-serif\u003cbr\u003e font-size: 13px\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e \/\u0026gt;6 Revealing the Foundations: The Excavation of the Site\u003cbr style='\"\u0026lt;br'\u003efont-family: arial, sans-serif\u003cbr\u003e font-size: 13px\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e \/\u0026gt;\u003cbr style='\"\u0026lt;br'\u003efont-family: arial, sans-serif\u003cbr\u003e font-size: 13px\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e \/\u0026gt;7 Telling the Stories: The Opening of the Installation\u003cbr style='\"\u0026lt;br'\u003efont-family: arial, sans-serif\u003cbr\u003e font-size: 13px\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e \/\u0026gt;\u003cbr style='\"\u0026lt;br'\u003efont-family: arial, sans-serif\u003cbr\u003e font-size: 13px\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e \/\u0026gt;8 Continuing the Conversation: The Legacy of the President’\u003cbr\u003es House\u003cbr style='\"\u0026lt;br'\u003efont-family: arial, sans-serif\u003cbr\u003e font-size: 13px\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e \/\u0026gt;\u003cbr style='\"\u0026lt;br'\u003efont-family: arial, sans-serif\u003cbr\u003e font-size: 13px\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e \/\u0026gt;Acknowledgments\u003cbr style='\"\u0026lt;br'\u003efont-family: arial, sans-serif\u003cbr\u003e font-size: 13px\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e \/\u0026gt;Notes\u003cbr style='\"\u0026lt;br'\u003efont-family: arial, sans-serif\u003cbr\u003e font-size: 13px\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e \/\u0026gt;Index\u003cbr style='\"\u0026lt;br'\u003efont-family: arial, sans-serif\u003cbr\u003e font-size: 13px\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e \/\u0026gt;\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Temple University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52584912421144,"sku":"9781439912003","price":18.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/upon-the-ruins-of-liberty-slavery-the-presidents-house-at-independence-national-historical-park-and-public-memory-paperback-softback-9781439912003","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}