During her 2016 Democratic National Convention speech, Michelle Obama asserted that the White House had been built using slave labor. And she was right.

Fact-checking whether slaves did build the White House. — -- First lady Michelle Obama delivered a powerful speech at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia on Monday night, using ...

It reads in part: "Construction on the president's house began in 1792 in Washington, D.C., a new capital situated in a sparsely settled region far from a major population center.

Obama signed off her speech by saying the White House was built by slaves. It's a big claim. So how true is this? Take a look at how she ended her speech, and then we'll break it down: ...

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In fact, slaves were lodged at the White House far past its construction. Jefferson was the first to bring his slaves — a dozen of his household servants from Monticello — to 1600 Pennsylvania.

Enslaved African-Americans are often left in the shadows of American history, despite helping to build historic landmarks in D.C., such as the White House.

First lady Michelle Obama declared at the Democratic National Convention that the White House she and President Barack Obama have lived in since 2009 was built by slaves.