Cover of a pamphlet by National Negro Congress by John P. Davis.

ID: 4320 ~ Source: Courtesy of the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center Howard University

This file appears in: Civil Rights Tour: Protest - National Negro Congress, Demanding Change Through Direct Action: 717 Florida Avenue NW

This file appears in: Civil Rights Tour: Protest - National Negro Congress, Demanding Change Through Direct Action: 717 Florida Avenue NW

Civil Rights Tour: Protest - National Negro Congress, Demanding Change Through Direct Action: 717 Florida Avenue NW

By DC Historic Preservation Office

"The persistent and forceful campaign which the Washington Council [of the National Negro Congress] and allied organizations have waged against police brutality in Washington has been one of the most…