Black Georgetown Remembered: A History of Its Black Community from the Founding of "The Town of George" in 1751 to the Present Day, 30th Anniversary Edition

by Kathleen Menzie Lesko, Valerie M. Babb, Carroll R. Gibbs

Overview

Black Georgetown Remembered is a compelling journey through more than two hundred years of history. This one-of-a-kind book invites readers to consider how the unique heritage of this neighborhood intersects and contributes to broader themes in African American and Washington, DC, history and urban studies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781647121655
Publisher:	Georgetown University Press
Publication date:	01/17/2022
Edition description:	30th Anniversary Edition
Pages:	290
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 1.00(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Kathleen Menzie Lesko is a former scholar-in-residence at the Folger Shakespeare Library and current research scholar at the Huntington Library in San Marino, California. She is also a former faculty member and administrator at Georgetown University.

Valerie M. Babb is the Andrew Mellon Professor of Humanities at Emory University and holds a joint appointment in the departments of African American Studies and English. She is a former faculty member at Georgetown University.

Carroll R. Gibbs is a professional historian, a lecturer, and author of numerous works on African American history. He is founder of the African History and Culture Lecture Series and wrote, researched, and narrated “Sketches in Color,” a companion to the acclaimed PBS series “The Civil War,” for WHUT-TV.

Table of Contents

Introduction to the 30th Anniversary EditionKathleen Menzie Lesko

Foreword to the 25th Anniversary EditionMaurice Jackson

Introduction to the 25th Anniversary EditionKathleen Menzie Lesko

Foreword

Introduction

The Early Years: 1740–1900

A Washington Community: 1900–1950

The Historic District: 1950–1991

Creating and Preserving Legacy: A Conversation with Black Georgetowners, 2021

Appendixes

Map of Georgetown’s Black History Landmarks

Black Churches in Georgetown

Mt. Zion Cemetery

The Community House

Family Histories of Current Georgetown Residents

A Century of Teachers from Black Georgetown

A Listing of the Black Georgetown Archive in Georgetown University

Bibliography

Index

Editorial Reviews

Makes a great contribution to the little-known history of black Washington.

Washington Post Book World

A handsomely illustrated volume about a segment of Georgetown's population that has often been hidden or ignored in the past. . . . As Black Georgetown Remembered demonstrates, much of Georgetown's African-American history can still be found within the community itself, especially in its church records and the personal papers and memories of various families. . . . The use of these materials, as well as the oral history interviews with black Georgetown residents, both past and present, invite readers to see the community from within, rather than as outsiders just passing through.

Washington History, reviewing a past edition - Maria R. Goodwin

Black Georgetown Remembered reaches back into the memory of loved ones while drawing parallels to the successes and challenges of urban living. The preservation effort—such as this book—will bear witness to future generations that Blacks fully lived in Georgetown.

Journal of African American History