“Planning Our Future” Events on April 28, May 19, and June 9
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News Archive
UDC Black Land Loss Program Gears Up for Summer
Oral histories of eight descendants of Chevy Chase DC’s Broad Branch Community of Black landowners evicted in the 1920s are now being conducted by college students as part of an academic-community partnership between HCCDC and the University of the District of Columbia. The histories, to be documented on this website, are the first phase of …
The Belmont Syndicate: The Lost Plan for a Black Chevy Chase
Historians Neil Flanagan and Kimberly Bender have shared a recording of their Feb. 24 Zoom presentation about how a Black housing development in what is now Friendship Heights was scuttled by white developers. The pre-recorded portion of the event followed by a live Q&A is now posted on YouTube here. The program, sponsored by DC …
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Zoom Talk: A Tour of DC’s Racialized Housing Landscape
Recording with Sarah Shoenfeld Now Available
Zoom Talk: A Tour of DC’s Racialized Housing LandscapeRead More
UDC Wins Humanities Grant for Pointer-Related Project
HCCDC to Partner on “Black Land Loss in Washington: Memories of the Past, Hopes for the Future”
UDC Wins Humanities Grant for Pointer-Related ProjectRead More
DC Council Votes to Rename Park in Honor of Black Landowners
The DC City Council on Dec. 1 approved a preliminary measure to rename our local park “Lafayette-Pointer Park and Recreation Center.” The addition of “Pointer” honors the Black community evicted from the 6-acre site in 1928 so a school and park could be built for whites only. Tim Hannapel of Historic Chevy Chase DC, who …
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Virtual History Walking Tour of Chevy Chase DC Now Available
If you missed our live Virtual “Walking” History Tour of Chevy Chase DC on Zoom on Nov. 17 you are in luck! We have now posted it for your enjoyment.
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Mapping Segregation: Illustrating Systemic Racism’s Imprint on DC
Sept. 24 Zoom Recording Now Available
Mapping Segregation: Illustrating Systemic Racism’s Imprint on DCRead More
“Jim Crow Comes to Chevy Chase,” Webinar Recording Available
Watch the Video Here! Technology Glitch Prevented Many From Tuning In Live We are pleased to post the recording of the in-demand Zoom webinar held Sept. 16 that explores the little-known history of racial displacement that occurred in Chevy Chase nearly 100 years ago to the descendants of enslaved man George Pointer. It was the …
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September’s Annual Historic Walking Tour Postponed due to Covid
We look forward to resuming our popular Historic Walking Tour of Chevy Chase DC — a perennial favorite for 10 years — when it is safe to congregate again — hopefully in Spring 2021. In the works is a virtual tour — stay tuned for details in the coming months!
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Charles King: The Evolution of Race, Science on US Politics and Culture
Report on Webinar Featuring Georgetown Professor Includes List of Further Reading
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Activists Call Halt to Construction Over Historical Black Burial Grounds at Westwood
A July 6 story by WTOP puts River Road Moses Cemetery back in the news. The old burial grounds — now mostly paved over by a parking lot at Westwood — that had served families who once lived in Reno City among other African Americans communities in the early 20th century, is the subject of …
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