Photo of entrance to 1900 15th Street NW, where B & D Barbershop was located until 1985
This file appears in: Civil Rights Tour: Education - Gardner Bishop, Barber and Activist
This file appears in: Civil Rights Tour: Education - Gardner Bishop, Barber and Activist
Civil Rights Tour: Education - Gardner Bishop, Barber and Activist
Gardner Bishop moved to Washington from his home state of North Carolina in 1930. Ten years later, he opened his shop, which remained a fixture in the neighborhood until the building was converted to condominiums in the early 1980s. One Sunday…