Description: Barry Farm-Hillsdale in Anacostia, District of Columbia, American Heritage, Pape Barry Farm-Hillsdale was created under the auspices of the Freedmen's Bureau in 1867 in what was then the outskirts of the nation's capital. Residents built churches and schools, and the community became successful. In the 1940s, youth from the community courageously desegregated the Anacostia Pool, and Barry Farm Dwellings was built to house war workers. In the 1950s, community parents joined the fight to desegregate schools in Washington, D.C., as local leaders fought off plans to redevelop the area. Both the women and the youth of Barry Farm Dwellings, then public housing, were at the forefront of the fight to improve their lives and those of their neighbors in the 1960s, but community identity was being subsumed into the larger Anacostia neighborhood. Curator and historian Alcione M. Amos tells these little-remembered stories.
Price: 15.59 USD
Location: Columbia, South Carolina
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
Brand: Unbranded
MPN: 9781467147699
Book Title: Barry Farm-Hillsdale in Anacostia : a Historic African American Community
Number of Pages: 176 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Publication Year: 2021
Topic: United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Civil Rights, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
Item Height: 0.3 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Political Science, Social Science, History
Item Weight: 0.7 Oz
Item Length: 9 in
Author: Alcione M. Amos
Item Width: 6 in
Book Series: American Heritage Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
