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116 Adams St

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This file appears in: Bloomingdale Tour: 116 Adams Street

In 1942, the DC appellate court upheld racial covenants on 116 Adams St and several other houses on this block.


This file appears in: Bloomingdale Tour: 116 Adams Street

Bloomingdale Tour: 116 Adams Street

By Prologue DC
African Americans began moving to the 100 block of Adams Street around 1925, despite covenants on some properties. At least nine houses on the block were the subject of lawsuits brought by white…

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