Plaque Unveiling Honoring Enslaved African-Americans

Enslaved African-Americans played an integral part in the construction of the U.S.Capitol working as carpenters, masons, rafters, roofers, plasterers, painters, and glazers working in quarries, in addition to many other occupations. Slavewomen and children were used to mold clay in kilns. All of the slaves worked 12-hour days, sixdays a week and were paid five dollars a month which was given to their owners. There were more than 400 slaves involved in the construction of the Capitol who were rented from area plantations.

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[drharris2020]

Will they ever quit crying? 150 years and counting.

[816cameron]

"$5.00 a month for your labor" ... rent paid to your permanent owner by the government. Enough said!