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Elias Polk (c. 1806 – December 30, 1886) was an African American enslaved by President James K. Polk and his family from birth until his emancipation in 1865. Following the American Civil War, he became a conservative Democratic political activist at a time when most freedmen joined the Republican Party.
During his life, Elias Polk went from being enslaved in the White House to one of the most controversial African-American political activists of his day. He always maintained the Democratic principles that he likely inherited from his former owner.
This lecture was recorded on February 20th and was the first in our series of virtual lectures. Zacharie Kinslow’s research focuses on the life and career o...
3 de ene. de 2020 · Elias Polk also worked in the Polk White House. Prior to his time in the White House, Elias had been gifted to James as a wedding present by Samuel Polk in 1824 and had served the Polks for many years.
The project delves into the history of Violet, Lucy, and Elias, who were enslaved by the Polk family on the land that is now the President James K. Polk State Historic Site. These stories reach beyond North Carolina to President Polk’s plantations in Somerville, TN, and Yalobusha County, MS.
22 de abr. de 2020 · Elias Polk was one of the individuals enslaved by the Polks at the White House, before Elias’s post-emancipation oratorical career catapulted him to controversial notoriety. 14 Elias resided at the Executive Mansion briefly before he was sent back to Tennessee and forcibly “rented out” by President Polk to his former law partner, James H ...
Following the passage of the 13th Amendment and the end of slavery in the United States, Elias Polk began a public speaking career and became active in the Democratic Party, when most freedmen joined the Republican Party.
