Alethia Tanner
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Alethia "Lethe" Tanner was an American educator and a leader in the African American community of Washington, D.C. in the early nineteenth century. She purchased the freedom of 18 enslaved people and
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Architect of the Capitol
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The Architect of the Capitol is a federal agency within the legislative branch of the United States government that is responsible for the maintenance, operation, development, construction, building p
Alethia Tanner
…free, her. Doughtery manumitted Aletha a few days after he bought her. One of the witnesses on her manumission papers in 1810 was William Thornton, the Architect of the Capitol. In 1826, and for several years after, Alethia saved enough money to purchase freedom for her sister Laurena, Laurena's husband, their children, and…
Western front of the U.S. Capitol
Capitol Complex (in foreground) looking toward the National Mall (2007)
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