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A Conspiracy of Silence
The lynching of George Armwood and its shocking aftermath exposed the depth and sinister workings of white supremacy in one of the darkest chapters of American history.
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World War I History
The use of land on American University's campus and in Spring Valley for chemical testing during World War I left reminders of war a century later.
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Race and Reconstruction
The first Black man to win a full term in the Senate came to D.C. in 1875. When white supremacists retook his home state of Mississippi, Blanche Bruce built a new life in the nation's capital.
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Strange But True
Bison on the National Mall? In the 1880s it was a common sight as Smithsonian officials pushed for creation of a permanent zoo in Washington.
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Women's Suffrage
On March 3, 1913 five thousand women marched down Pennsylvania Avenue demanding the right to vote. They were immediately besieged by angry crowds of men calling insults.