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Washington, D.C., 1963-2006

By 1963, the African American community's demand for equality could not be ignored. Following the 1954 Supreme Court decision to desegregate schools, those who were oppressed took their place at lunch counters for sit-in demonstrations, participated

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Washington (2,457)

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District of Columbia (2,673)

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United States (64,950)

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