Early Washington
Where did Washington, D.C. get its name?
George Washington and Christopher Columbus
What is the brotherhood of the Sleeping Car Porters?
Founded in 1925, The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters was the first labor organization led by African Americans to receive a charter in the American Federation of Labor.
Describe the Red summer of 1919 in D.C.
racial riots that occurred in more than three dozen cities and one rural county. In most instances, whites attacked African Americans. In some cases many black people fought back
What is the home rule Act of 1973 ?
D.C. Home Rule. The Council of the District of Columbia is the legislative branch of local government established by the “District of Columbia Home Rule Act of 1973”
D.C. Government makes decisions for district
Where was the original Capital of the United States located?
Philadelphia
Describe the Compensation Emancipation Act of 1862.
freed slave in D.C. and paid slave owners for property lost.
Name the area known as "Black Broadway"
, D.C.’s historic Black greater U Street community prospered and built a self-reliant economic, social, civic, and cultural existence. During the height of the Jim Crow era, this influential Black U Street neighborhood of extraordinary achievers once known as “Black Broadway” birthed D.C.’s Black Renaissance and served as a prominent symbol of black culture and sophistication amid racial and political tension in America.
Why is taxation without representation wrong?
D.C. resident's have to pay federal taxes and but yet Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes-Norton can not vote for the district in congress.
Describe the Residence Act of 1790
"An Act for Establishing the Temporary and Permanent Seat of the Government of the United States," was passed on July 16, 1790,
What were causes and effects of population growth in D.C. after the Civil War.
The war brought thousands of new people into what had been a relatively small city. Many of them were transient and left when the war machine disbanded; overall, however, population growth continued, a real estate boom ensued, and Washington began to become the modern city we know today.
How did most Abolitionist help slaves escape D.C.?
Boats/rivers
Why is it important for D.C. to become a state?
-be able to vote in congress
-get away from congressional oversight
-Become more democratic
What did Pierre Charles L'Enfant create?
The plan he created was a gridiron of irregular rectangular blocks upon which broad diagonal avenues were superimposed.
How did FDR & Truman's desegregation of Federal Government help D.C. ?
Executive Order 8802 was signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on June 25, 1941, to prohibit ethnic or racial discrimination in the nation's defense industry. It also set up the Fair Employment Practice Committee. It was the first federal action, though not a law, to promote equal opportunity
Who were the Edmonson sisters?
Beecher, whose sister Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” agreed to help Edmonson. Beecher’s congregation raised the money to purchase Mary and Emily and they were freed on November 4, 1848.
The Edmonson sisters continued to benefit from the help of Beecher’s congregation, who contributed money for their education.
Describe the relationship between Congress and D.C. Government.
Congress has complete oversight and can over rule decision by D.C. government.
What was Benjamin Banneker's main contribution to Washington, D.C.?
Remembered Pierre Charles L'Enfant's design for DC streets.
his contributions to the creation of the nation's capital would grow beyond what anyone anticipated
Why did gentrification hit D.C. neighborhoods?
Black residents, in particular, have struggled to stay in D.C. Once known as Chocolate City, the D.C. population used to be 71.1 percent black in 1970. By 2015, that number had dropped to 48.3 percent.
Rapidly rising rents, property values, and taxes forced more than 135,000 residents to move away in 230 of those neighborhoods.
force that happens when “lower-income neighborhoods receive massive levels of new investment, adding amenities, raising home values and bringing in new upper-income residents [which] can lead to cultural displacement.”
In 1838, 272 men, women, and children (slaves) were sold by the Maryland Jesuits; a portion of the proceeds was used to pay the debts of Georgetown College (now Georgetown University), also run by the Jesuits.
What new development occurred in 2019?
Georgetown students vote on reparations for the descendants of slaves in 2019
Not very democratic because of Congressional oversight, no Congressional vote but pay federal taxes, no input in national debate,