Prominent African-American Women and the White House
Although Michelle Obama was the first African-American first lady of the United States, African Americans have been integrally involved in...
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Tianna Mobley
Tianna joined the Association as a Fellow in 2020 while pursuing her master’s degree in Global and Comparative History at Georgetown University. She is a native of Florida and holds a bachelor’s degree in History from Georgetown University. Tianna is interested in studying the African diaspora in the early modern Spanish Atlantic World.
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Ida B. Wells-Barnett: Anti-lynching and the White House
Ida B. Wells-Barnett was an American investigative journalist, educator, and activist in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.1 An...
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Paul Cuffe & President James Madison: The Transatlantic Emigration Project & the White House
On May 2, 1812, Captain Paul Cuffe arrived at the White House for a meeting with President James Madison.1 The internationally renowned...
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The Tale of Two White Houses: Espionage during the Civil War
In the nineteenth century, two mansions sitting approximately one hundred miles apart were both called the “White House.” The White Hous...
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Coffee and the White House
Coffee is a major global commodity that has shaped the lives of countless people throughout history. It is a beverage...