I have chosen to take a more in depth look into race riots in D.C, which essentially will mean this will be my topic for the project. I would really like to use the library of congress for most of my primary sources. It is a great source for pictures of the riots and i […]
Housing in D.C for African Americans Slavery was first abolished in D.C, where as the rest of the slaves were not emancipated for months later. Not only is this a very interesting idea in itself, but also what it led to. Because slaves were free here first, it became a congregating place for African Americans […]
A map of the Capital Building and it’s surrounding area. http://www.loc.gov/item/75693174/ I chose to look at a picture of the Capital Building taken by George A. Morrison. The map is dated as being made in 1872 and officially being added to the Library of Congress June 24th, 1931. The source is the official website for […]
