Home Rule demonstration at the District Building, 1973

ID: 4018 ~ Source: Reprinted with permission of the DC Public Library, Star Collection, © Washington Post

This file appears in: Civil Rights Tour: Political Empowerment - John A. Wilson/District Building: 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW

This file appears in: Civil Rights Tour: Political Empowerment - John A. Wilson/District Building: 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW

Civil Rights Tour: Political Empowerment - John A. Wilson/District Building: 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW

By DC Historic Preservation Office

Constructed in 1908 to serve as DC's city hall, this building at 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue was historically known as the District Building. It was re-christened in 1994 to honor John A. Wilson, a…