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Black History in DC
7 placesWashington, DC
Washington D.C. has had a significant black population, dating back to before the Civil War. With slavery outlawed in the district in 1850, D.C. became a place for free Black Americans and the formerly enslaved to create centuries of black history.
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Smithsonian Institution Anacostia Community MuseumBlack DC's untold urban stories ✊ - 2
Frederick Douglass National Historic SiteDouglass's 'growlery' was his study - 3
Mary McLeod Bethune StatueShe founded a university and led a federal agency - 4
Martin Luther King, Jr. MemorialFirst African American honored near the National Mall 🕊️ - 5
National Museum of African American History and CultureWorld's largest African American history and culture museum 🏛️ - 6
African American Civil War Memorial209,145 names, one fight for freedom ✊ - 7
Lincoln Theatre and Lincoln ColonnadeBlack Broadway before the Harlem Renaissance 🎭
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