dc1968

curated project commemorating the 50th anniversary of 1968 in dc

dedicated to bobby r. hale
institutions & organizations created in 1968

institutions & organizations created in 1968

American Cancer Society, Southeast Unit
DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities (city agency)
Drum & Spear Bookstore
Duke Ellington School of the Arts (as Workshops for Careers in the Arts)
Edmund Burke (independent school)
Federal City College (now UDC)
Ford's Theater (historic playhouse)
H.D. Woodson High School (groundbreaking)
Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Library (groundbreaking)
Resurrection City
Urban Institute (think tank)
Workshop Inc. (art studio)

What else should be added to this list? Please make additions in the comments section or email dc1968project@gmail.com or dm @maryamcquirter.

Source: The image is the seal of Federal City College (now UDC).  It is from the HBCU Library Alliance, UDC Digital Archives Collection.

latin american youth center founded in 1968

latin american youth center founded in 1968

dc ♥ ella fitzgerald

dc ♥ ella fitzgerald