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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.
anonymous

Twelve Years a Slave: Narrative of Solomon Northup, a Citizen of New-York ... - Solomon... - 1 views

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    Google Book of Solomon Northrup publication which formed the foundation for Oscar-nominated "Twelve Years a Slave." The author's experiences as a freeman, captured and enslaved by the National Mall, and sold south where he labored on a plantation until freed by the actions of family and abolitionist supporters.
anonymous

Public Schools (by race): Maps accompanying the report of the operations of the Enginee... - 0 views

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    From library of Congress. Created by the Engineer Department of the District of Columbia, published 1892
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.

dc history political art cartoons broadsides banners

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

The Historical Society of Washington, D.C. - 0 views

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    The Historical Society of Washington, D.C. is an excellent resource for modern views on the past of this city. Focusing on public programs, exhibitions, and advertising events and libraries, the Historical Society is a great resource to step into the foray of learning D.C. History.
katie douthitt

Union Station - 4 views

http://www.unionstationdc.com/info/infohistory Union Station opened on September 29, 1988 as a private/public ownership. In 1981 Congress restored the station with $160 million to preserve as a nat...

Unionstation DC Washington

started by katie douthitt on 25 Feb 14 no follow-up yet
katie douthitt

The Cinco De Mayo Riot of 1991 - 8 views

In Adams Morgan, Mount Pleasant a riot broke out on the 5th of May. A new officer tried to arrest a Salvadoran man for being drunk in public. The police man shot the Salvadoran who was unarmed and ...

Riots AdamsMorgan

started by katie douthitt on 25 Feb 14 no follow-up yet
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