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Three visitors—two women and one man—stand closely together, reading and interacting with an exhibit panel titled "Class Action: Education & Opportunity in the Nation’s Capital" at the DC History Center. The green panel includes text and a diagram encouraging personal reflection on educational experiences in DC. Behind them, vintage school photographs and colorful pennants add historical context to the exhibition space.
Behind the Scenes
JEDI
K-12 Education
Come In, Stay Awhile: Welcoming All to DC’s History
Posted on September 4, 2025
Laura Brower Hagood
Black and white photo of the six members of Quander extended family posed on a side street by a car in June 1984.
Behind the Scenes
Black History
JEDI
News Events
Ancestral Echoes: Processing the Quander Family Papers
Posted on August 22, 2025
Saleana Copeland
A woman wearing a black head scarf and facing covering and a long black dress stands outside by a sign with historic information on it titled "Segregated by Design."
Behind the Scenes
Black History
JEDI
Mapping Memory and Justice: Preserving Black Land Histories in Chevy Chase, DC
Posted on August 15, 2025
Azzah Gant
Two doors are open to the Kiplinger Research Library with several people standing inside.
JEDI
Reference Services
New Tuesday Hours at the Kiplinger Research Library
Posted on August 7, 2025
Alex Aspiazu
JEDI
Latino-a-x History
Community Archiving Local Latino/a/x Histories
Posted on December 19, 2024
Mariana Barros-Titus
Behind the Scenes
Field
JEDI
Forging Ahead
Posted on August 22, 2024
Laura Hagood
Black History
Community Project
JEDI
The Black Broad Branch Project Finds a Home at the DC History Center
Posted on August 15, 2024
Mariana Barros-Titus
Behind the Scenes
JEDI
Anyone Can Be Friends
Posted on August 5, 2024
Sajel Swartz
Behind the Scenes
Field
JEDI
What to Do About Honoraria
Posted on August 1, 2024
Maren Orchard
Behind the Scenes
Field
From the Collection
JEDI
Committing to Repair – The Gaps Analysis Part II
Posted on July 2, 2024
Autumn Kalikin
Behind the Scenes
Field
From the Collection
JEDI
Reckoning with Archival Silences – The Gaps Analysis Part I
Posted on July 1, 2024
Autumn Kalikin
Field
JEDI
News Events
Striving For a Better Workplace
Posted on August 3, 2023
Laura Hagood
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