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The People's Bicentennial Commission Program
DC History
Off the Shelf: The People’s Bicentennial
Posted on February 12, 2026
Autumn Kalikin
A diverse group of people walks along a sidewalk in a residential neighborhood on a sunny day. They pass by well-kept houses, including a white house with black shutters and a front porch, and several brick homes on a grassy hill. Some people carry papers or wear shirts with logos, suggesting they may be on a guided tour or community walk. The street is lined with trees providing partial shade.
Community Project
DC History
News Events
Discover Hillcrest and Woodridge with New Walking Tour Booklets
Posted on September 26, 2025
Katrina Ingraham
Book spines in the Kiplinger Research Library.
DC History
Field
“Guard It Well”: Why History and Historians Matter
Posted on June 16, 2025
Chris Myers Asch
DC Archives Foundation
DC History
Field
Reference Services
A Message of Support for the DC Archives
Posted on June 14, 2025
Laura Hagood
2025-2026 Totman Fellows
Black History
DC History
Field
News Events
Meet Our 2025-2026 Totman Fellows
Posted on June 10, 2025
Alex Aspiazu
Dunbar High Schools students, 1949. Courtesy, Library of Congress
Behind the Scenes
Black History
DC History
K-12 Education
Press Release
Presenting “Class Action: Education and Opportunity in the Nation’s Capital”
Posted on May 28, 2025
Katrina Ingraham
Hillcrest neighborhood shops
Community Project
DC History
Celebrating the Unique Histories of Two DC Neighborhoods
Posted on May 7, 2025
Mariana Barros-Titus
Black History
DC History
Recollections on School Integration Following Bolling v. Sharpe
Posted on May 17, 2024
Anne McDonough
Black History
DC History
Washington History Highlights
Bolling v. Sharpe 70 Years Later
Posted on May 16, 2024
Anne McDonough
DC History
From the Collection
Whence We Came: A Glance Back at 50 Years of DC History Conferences
Posted on April 4, 2024
Katrina Ingraham
Black History
DC History
From the Collection
In Their Own Words: Recently Digitized Oral Histories Reveal the Stories of Black Washingtonians
Posted on March 6, 2024
Autumn Kalikin
Community Spotlight
DC History
DC’s Row Houses: A Love/Hate Relationship
Posted on January 19, 2024
Alison Hoagland
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