Halfway to Freedom: The History of Black Washington, DC

Halfway to Freedom is a social, political, intellectual, and cultural history of African Americans in Washington, DC, looking at the role that race, gender, color, culture, class, and power have played in the city and its relationship with the federal government, the nation, and the world.

For over two hundred years, the history and culture of the District of Columbia has been in great part shaped by its Black residents. Several Black men were elected to political positions citywide only a ...