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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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anonymous on 25 Feb 14

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.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">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.</div>

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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.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">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.</div>

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

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anonymous on 20 Mar 14

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

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

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Patrick Woolverton on 25 Feb 14

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.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">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.</div>

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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...

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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 ...

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