Barry Farm-Hillsdale in Anacostia: A Historic African American Community

by Alcione M. Amos

Book Overview

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.,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467147699
• ISBN13: 9781467147699
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"