Fifteen enslaved men were rented by the state to work on construction of the Capitol building between 1845 and 1859. They ...

As part of a year-long investigation into Congress’s relationship with slavery, The Washington Post analyzed more than 400 artworks in the U.S. Capitol building, from the Crypt to the ceiling of ...

Fifteen enslaved men were rented by the state to work on construction of the Capitol building between 1845 and 1859. They were forced to quarry limestone and carve out the building’s cellar ...