assesses reactions to recent comments by first lady Michelle Obama about the role of slave labor in the construction of the White House. 

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In My Words: Owning the Stories of Slaves in America

August 9, 2016

Newspapers around North Carolina recently featured a guest column by Naeemah Clark, associate professor of communications, who assesses reactions to recent comments by first lady Michelle Obama about the role of slave labor in the construction of the White House.