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Were most of the public government buildings in Washington D.C. built by using slave labor?
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When the District of Columbia was established in 1800, it included laws on slavery and free blacks, and by Southern standards its slave codes were moderate. By 1860 the District of Columbia was home to 11,131 free blacks and 3,185 slaves. Slavery ended on April 16, 1862.
In the sixty two years that Slavery was legal in Washington DC they were used in many tasks including construction of the Capitol Building and the White House among other government buildings.
The USA Today newspaper has done extensive investigation on this topic (see related links for specific articles).
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