We Want Stories from Non-Native Washingtonians Who Remember DC in the ’60s and ’70s
“We Are Washingtonians Too” An introduction to our newest project by Executive Director Toni Ford By 1970 DC’s population was more than 70% African-American and Chocolate City really existed. A significant population increase was stimulated by the social, political and economic environment of the times. The 60s were characterized as the “Great Society”. Segregation was […]
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WE ARE WASHINGTONIANS TOO! 1960 – 1970 – 1980 CHOCOLATE CITY Washington, DC was 70 percent African American by 1970. No voting rights. No home rule. Why Did Blacks come to live in DC from all around the country? Common answers included DC’s “Good government jobs.”… Great Society seemed imminent, the Civil Rights Act, Voting Rights […]
When People Fly: Modern-Day Folk Tales of African-American Heroes
In celebration of Black History Month, on February 13, 2014, Double Nickels Theatre Company, Inc., and “I CAN” Technical Theater Interns present “When People Fly: Modern-Day Folk Tales of African-American Heroes.” Double Nickels Theatre celebrates the lives of seniors while they can still hear the “applause.” In this performance, Double Nickels Theatre bridges the generation […]
