Michelle Obama is not the first FLOTUS to remark on who built the White House.

[DonViejo]

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In 1800, shortly after arriving in Washington to take up residence in the unfinished President’s House, Abigail Adams wrote to her uncle, Cotton Tufts, about the construction of the capital city and the new executive palace:

The effects of Slavery are visible every where; and I have amused myself from day to day in looking at the labour of 12 negroes from my window, who are employd with four small Horse Carts to remove some dirt in front of the house. the four carts are all loaded at the same time, and whilst four carry this rubish about half a mile, the remaining eight rest upon their Shovels, Two of our hardy N England men would do as much work in a day as the whole 12, but it is true Republicanism that drive the Slaves half fed, and destitute of clothing…whilst the owner waches about Idle, tho his one Slave is all the property he can boast, Such is the case of many of the inhabitants of this place.

—Abigail Smith Adams to Cotton Tufts, 28 November 1800 (Source: National Archives)

Mrs. Adams found slavery morally distasteful and woefully inefficient. Although her husband, John Adams, had never enslaved any people, Abigail Smith Adams had grown up in a slaveholding household. She later became an outspoken opponent of slavery.

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Full article:
http://dontknowmuch.com/2016/07/a-first-lady-on-who-built-the-white-house/

[guillaumeb]

1. But she was the first non-white FLOTUS, and thus the anger.

Recommended.

[LisaM]

2. Anger?

I thought Michelle sounded triumphant and joyful, and her follow up line about her daughters playing with their dogs was masterful. I thought it was the best speech I've heard her give.

[volstork]

3. I think anger TOWARDS Mrs. Obama

is what was meant, not that Mrs. Obama herself was angry...

[LisaM]

5. Got it.....

Pronouns matter!

[guillaumeb]

7. My fault.

I should have written ...anger towards her and her remarks.

Sorry for the confusion.

[mercuryblues]

4. I think

by anger the OP meant the wing nut backlash.

[Frank Cannon]

9. Her remarks were triumphant and joyful.

I credit her with resetting the narrative about what this convention is all about.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

6. I remember them showing this in the HBO Miniseries on John Adams.

[malaise]

8. Please send this to O'liely

he seems to think that the slaves were well fed - ignorant racist ReTHUG scum.