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District of Columbia

mahatmakanejeeves

(61,737 posts) Fri Apr 8, 2022, 10:24 AM Apr 2022

Lunch counter during Cherry Blossom Festival 1954 in a still highly segregated Washington DC:

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Lunch counter during Cherry Blossom Festival 1954 in a still highly segregated Washington DC: [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2022 OP

Some real heros-- Hoyt Apr 2022 #1

Always wish Media would track some of those MFers down and see if Hoyt Apr 2022 #5

garners a nostalgic moment llashram Apr 2022 #2

DC is still highly segregated in many ways IronLionZion Apr 2022 #3