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  • BLACK AND WHITE IN BROOKLAND

The Demolition of the Taylor Street Bridge

  • by Robert Malesky
  • Posted on November 7, 2022December 22, 2022

In 1967, the city began to demolish the Taylor Street Bridge to make way for the North Central Freeway. It was part of a Congressional plan for new highways through the city. Protests erupted and would challenge powerful forces for control of the city’s future.

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A Short History of Brookland

  • by Robert Malesky
  • Posted on March 29, 2022April 1, 2022

A short, photo-rich history of the Brookland neighborhood in Washington DC.

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  • BLACK AND WHITE IN BROOKLAND

Walking the Color Line in 1909

  • by Robert Malesky
  • Posted on May 21, 2020October 14, 2022

Little Isabel Wall was kicked out of the Brookland School in 1909. Whether she was white or black was a question that roiled the neighborhood.

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  • BLACK AND WHITE IN BROOKLAND

This is What a Racial Housing Covenant Looks Like

  • by Robert Malesky
  • Posted on January 4, 2017October 15, 2022

Racially-restrictive housing covenants were a vicious tool to keep neighborhoods white. A block of Kearny Street provides an example.

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  • BLACK AND WHITE IN BROOKLAND

The Legacy of Racially Restrictive Housing Covenants

  • by Robert Malesky
  • Posted on December 12, 2014October 15, 2022

There were many tools the establishment used to keep people of color out of particular neighborhoods. Racially-restrictive housing covenants was one of the most powerful.

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