Tag: District history
Deanwood: A Safe, Resource-Rich Community
When I graduated from the University of Houston, I decided to make the District of Columbia home. Shortly after, I landed a position with...
Book Review: The Black Side of the River
The Black Side of the River: Race, Language and Belonging in Washington, DC by Jessica A. Grieser
Georgetown University Press, 2022
204 pages /Hardback Edition /ISBN...
Commemorating the Pearl
On April 14, 1848, 77 enslaved people together climbed aboard the Pearl, a schooner docked in Southwest DC, hoping to sail to freedom.
Theirs was...