1900-1949
E.B. Henderson
Edwin Bancroft (E.B.) Henderson spent most of his childhood living in an integrated neighborhood in Washington D.C. But during the summer, he stayed with his
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1800-1849
The Syphax Family
When he was young, Stephen Hammond did not believe he was related to the family of George and Martha Washington. But when Hammond traced his
1950-2000
Black-Owned Businesses: Serving Their Neighbors, Who Were Unwelcomed Elsewhere
When Leonard Muse (1923-2017) was young, a neighbor asked him to go to the pharmacy to fill a prescription. When he arrived, he was tired
1950-2000
Dion Diamond: Doing What is Right
Dion Diamond was always a prankster. He used this fearlessness and humor to, as he put it, “crash segregated society.” A 1960 photo shows him
The Quest for Education
On cold winter days, Minnie Hughes, a school teacher at the Fairfax Colored School, would heatup a kettle and pour the water onto the hands
