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H-Net Discussion Networks - Today in DC history: June 8 - Thompson Restaurant case - 1 views

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    Summarizes landmark 1953 resuscitating laws on the books since 1870s regarding discrimination, but not enforced. A liberal Supreme Court ruled that segregation in public accommodations in Washington, DC, was illegal.
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    Summarizes landmark 1953 resuscitating laws on the books since 1870s regarding discrimination, but not enforced. A liberal Supreme Court ruled that segregation in public accommodations in Washington, DC, was illegal.
Alexander Koesters

Sports - 4 views

DC is home to many sports teams and one of the most popular MLS clubs with DC United. The RFK stadium which is home to DC United has held many international soccer events and even had attendances o...

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started by Alexander Koesters on 26 Feb 14 no follow-up yet
anonymous

LGBT in Washington, DC: Our History | washington.org - 0 views

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    Quick timeline on Washington DC tourist site of events and people critical to LGBT movement in Washington.
Elizabeth Ebert

Crime In Washington DC - 5 views

http://bit.ly/1ekh2kG This article is focused on ways to prevent crime in Washington DC. Often times, the police will focus on one spot in Washington DC where the crimes happen the most. However, t...

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started by Elizabeth Ebert on 26 Feb 14 no follow-up yet
Amanda Karpeshov

DC References - 1 views

http://www.nationalcherryblossomfestival.org/about/history/ This website articulated the history of the Cherry Blossoms in DC, as well as the history of the festival. The rest of the website ...

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started by Amanda Karpeshov on 13 Mar 14 no follow-up yet
anonymous

It Happened in Washington, DC, - Gina De Angelis - Google Books - 3 views

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    Quick-fix, feature-story approach to some of DCs major historic events. Includes 1924 World Series Win; Beatles at the Washington Coliseum; Marian Anderson at Lincoln Memorial, Burning of Washington.
anonymous

Pushback: The White Community's Dissent from "Bolling" - 0 views

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    Author: Bell Clement. JSTOR: Washington History, Vol. 16, No. 2 (Fall/Winter, 2004/2005), pp. 86-109 This journal article is an example of one sort of material that should be bookmarked and annotated in Zotero rather that Diigo. However, it's an explanation of the context and history of response to Bolling vs Sharpe--DCs equivalent of Brown vs Board of Education. DC required a separate ruling since the 14th Amendment under which Brown was decided applies only to States, not the District of Columbia.
anonymous

JSTOR: Washington History, Vol. 9, No. 2 (Fall/Winter, 1997/1998), pp. 54-71 - 0 views

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    "Safe Haven: A Memoir of Playground Basketball." Paul Wice. The author's family joined "white flight" from the DC neighorhood, Petworth in 1956. He returns 38 years later and talks about what has and what has not changed. http://www.jstor.org/stable/40073295
anonymous

Image Gallery: Washington, DC, during the Civil War | Smithsonian Institution Archives - 1 views

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    The Smithsonian Institution Building provided a bird's eye view of the Civil War from 1861 to 1865. The Castle's towers provided a clear view across to battles in Virginia and Maryland. Union soldiers drilled on the grounds surrounding the Institution. And the influx of soldiers and citizens to the nation's capital increased the number of visitors to the Smithsonian's exhibits and programs. These images show how remote the Castle was from downtown Washington and how close it was to nearby Confederate Virginia.
anonymous

The Art of D.C. Politics: Broadsides, Banners, and Bumper Stickers Faye P. Haskins - 3 views

DC is a political city and change comes through politics. The art of the city reflects the political environment. The DC Public Library Washingtoniana room holds much of that art.

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started by anonymous on 19 Feb 14 no follow-up yet
anonymous

Race Riot of 1919 Gave Glimpse of Future Struggles - 1 views

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    Washington post Writer Peter Perl (Marc 1, 1999) revisits the race riots of 1919 in Washington, DC. Four hundred whites moved into black neighborhoods because of a reported sexual assault by an African American on a white woman. This secondary source gives a detailed description of the riots based on primary sources.
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    Washington post Writer Peter Perl (Marc 1, 1999) revisits the race riots of 1919 in Washington, DC. Four hundred whites moved into black neighborhoods because of a reported sexual assault by an African American on a white woman. This secondary source gives a detailed description of the riots based on primary sources.
anonymous

Civil War Washington, D.C.: The Washington Canal: Cesspool in the Midst of the Nation's... - 1 views

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    "Civil War Washingotn, DC." A private blog April 2, 2102 posting gives historical overview of Washington City Canal, once envisioned as a key artery linking the capital with the West via the Potomac and C&O Canal. Backs up narrative with primary sources, e.g. maps, photos, newspapers. Great Library of Congress photos are consolidated here, including overview of Canal w clear view of waterworks and of cattle grazing on its banks.
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    "Civil War Washingotn, DC." A private blog April 2, 2102 posting gives historical overview of Washington City Canal, once envisioned as a key artery linking the capital with the West via the Potomac and C&O Canal. Backs up narrative with primary sources, e.g. maps, photos, newspapers. Great Library of Congress photos are consolidated here, including overview of Canal w clear view of waterworks and of cattle grazing on its banks.
anonymous

Film of 1968 Washington Riots | Ghosts of DC - 0 views

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    Primary source material, National Archives. Twelve minutes.No sound. Street Scenes. Unattributed, Ghosts of DC doesn't give NARA source. Views of rubble, National Guard, neighbors, children--closeup shots don't give locational context
anonymous

Southwest Washington, D.C. (DC) (Images of America): Paul K. Williams: 9780738542195: A... - 0 views

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    Southwest Washington, D.C., is a defined neighborhood even without a proper name; the quadrant has a clear border southwest of the U.S. Capitol Building, nestled along the oldest waterfront in the city. Its physical delineations have defined it as a community for more than 250 years, beginning in the mid-1700s with emerging farms. By the mid-1800s, a thriving urban, residential, and commercial neighborhood was supported by the waterfront where Washingtonians bought seafood and produce right off the boats. In the 1920s and 1930s, an aging housing stock and an overcrowded city led to an increase of African Americans and Jewish immigrants who became self-sufficient within their own communities. However, political pressures and radical urban planning concepts in the 1950s led to the large-scale razing of most of SW, creating a new community with what was then innovative apartment and cooperative living constructed with such unusual building materials as aluminum.
anonymous

Photos of the New Willard Hotel in the Early 1900s | Ghosts of DC - 0 views

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    For over a century, the Willard Hotel has been the gathering place and site of innumerable behind-the-scenes networking among the powerful and famous (and often rich) in Washington.Note its proximity to the White House and other physical centers of power,
Elizabeth Purnell

The Design of the National Museum of Natural History - 4 views

http://www.jstor.org/stable/4127992 This museum was the first edition to the National Mall in Washington D.C. and was constructed from 1903-1910. The building was debated about for a long time and...

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started by Elizabeth Purnell on 26 Feb 14 no follow-up yet
Ben Walsh

8th & I - 2 views

Washington D.C. is home to the oldest active Marine Corp post, which was formed in 1801. This post, which is also known as Marine Corps Barracks was founded by President Thomas Jefferson and then C...

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started by Ben Walsh on 26 Feb 14 no follow-up yet
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Within sight of the White House : section of Washington, D.C., known as "Hooker's Divis... - 4 views

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    "Within sight of the White House : section of Washington, D.C., known as "Hooker's Division," which contains 50 saloons and 109 bawdy-houses--list of 61 places where liquor is sold with government [sic] but without city licenses." Newspaper clipping. - Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. - Includes text, directory of unlicensed premises, and index to points of interest. - LC copy mounted on cloth backing.
anonymous

The Willard Hotel: An Illustrated History: Richard Wallace Carr, Marie Pinak Carr: 9780... - 1 views

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    Social/cultural history of famed Willard Hotel --often called the center of Washington more than either the Capitol or the White House or the State Department. Founded in 1847 on land originally owned by Scottish proprietor, David Burnes.
Elizabeth Purnell

The History of the Washington Monument - 1 views

http://www.jstor.org/stable/1760884 The Washington Monument was a monument built on the National Mall in Washington D.C. to honor and remember George Washington for all of the service that he has ...

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started by Elizabeth Purnell on 26 Feb 14 no follow-up yet
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