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Cases taken from court records on black codes, early African American Civil Rights Vict... - 0 views

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    Historical Society of the District of Columbia Circuit A First Step for Racial Equality in the Circuit Court of Washington In 1843, when Nancy Hillman, the only surviving heir of Georgetown's most prominent free black man, tried to collect on money he was owed for 20 years, she faced two obstacles in the Circuit Court. The D.C. Judge Who Bedeviled President Lincoln In the midst of the Civil War, one D.C. judge so irritated Abraham Lincoln that the President ordered his salary withheld and armed soldiers were sent to his home. As if that wasn't enough, the court on which the judge sat, the principal court that had served the District since the inception of its judicial system, was abolished -- primarily to get rid of the judge. An Early Civil Rights Victory in a D.C. Court In 1821 - long before the civil rights movement - a free black man living in Washington won an historic victory for racial justice in a court of the District of Columbia. The Dark Days of the Black Codes Fourteen-year-old Nancy Jones was scared. She had been stopped by a policeman while walking down a Washington, D.C. street, and he had asked to see her papers. Nancy had good cause to be afraid. She was an African American, and it was 1835. And she did not have the papers. The policeman immediately arrested her as a runaway slave. Yet, Nancy was not a slave and never had been one.
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...

washington dc history national President Marine Corps

started by Ben Walsh on 26 Feb 14 no follow-up yet
Patrick Woolverton

The Naval War of 1812 - 0 views

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    A book, written by Theodore Roosevelt, that offers an analysis of the factors that led into, what occurred during and after the war of 1812. This book would provide insight into how the war affected D.C., and also give a glimpse into the mindset of how one of America's most influential presidents might have been influenced by events in the past.
katie douthitt

Library of Congress Established - 1 views

On April 24th 1800, President John Adams established the Library of Congress by approving $5,000 to purchase books. In 1801 the first books were shipped over from London and brought to the U.S. Cap...

Library Congress Washington

started by katie douthitt on 25 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.
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