Jul 27, 2016 ... In 2012, Congress unveiled an historic marker that commemorated the slave  labor that went into the construction of the capitol. The area ... During the  construction of Thomas Jefferson's Virginia estate, slaves assisted many of the  local laborers who built the sprawling estate, especially carpenters. Much of ...
Jul 26, 2016 ... Along with the Capitol and other iconic buildings in Washington, D.C..
However, response to recruitment was dismal and soon they turned to African  Americans—both enslaved and free—to provide the bulk of labor that built the  White House, the United States Capitol, and other early government buildings. A  slave coffle passing the Capitol grounds, 1815 Show Me More. A slave coffle  passing ...
Jan 19, 2009 ... Tomorrow, Barack Obama will be sworn in as the next president on the steps of  the United States Capitol. But few know the historic building was built, in part, by  enslaved Americans. And, much like the country it represents, it has a  complicated relationship with race. Tell Me More visits the U.S. Capitol to ...
Jul 26, 2016 ... Back in 2012, former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi teamed up with party  leaders in Congress to unveil a commemorative marker in the Capitol Visitors  Center to pay tribute to the black men and women who constructed it. She said  the marker acted as a memorial to the “tragedy and sin” of slavery.
The Capitol was built by slaves.