Black History in Washington, D.C.

The former home of the "Father of Black History"

For over 70 years, this house was home to a pioneering Black artist and educator.

Beneath unsuspecting visitors feet, a capsule containing pieces of America’s civil rights history.

This house was once the location of Frelinghuysen University.

A rare example of a rural school in Washington, D.C.

The historic home of an educator, abolitionist, activist, and poet.

The final residence of an educator, civil rights leader, and presidential advisor was also the first headquarters of the National Council of Negro Women.

The former home of Lillian Evans Tibbs and her grandson, Thurlow Evans Tibbs Jr., whose prodigious contributions to music and art spanned more than 90 years.

The former home of the woman who successfully fought to integrate restaurants in Washington, D.C.

Now a living classroom, this house was once the home of Reverend James Clinton Dent, a formerly enslaved man and a pastor.

Home to two notable early-20th-century Black educators, Lucy Slowe and Mary Burrill.

Through the decades, Black music stars have performed at this historic hub for music and the arts.

The first memorial dedicated solely to the Black troops who fought for the Union.