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

About this book

First published in 1991 Black Georgetown Remembered chronicles and celebrates the rich but little-known history of the Georgetown black community from the colonial period to the present. Drawing on primary sources including oral interviews with past and current residents and extensive research in church and historical society archives the authors record the hopes dreams disappointments and successes of a vibrant neighborhood as it persevered through slavery and segregation war and peace prosperity and depression. This beautiful commemorative 25th anniversary edition of Black Georgetown Remembered with a new introduction by Kathleen Menzie Lesko and a foreword by Maurice Jackson is completely redesigned and features high-quality scans of more than two hundred illustrations including portraits of prominent community leaders sketches maps and nineteenth-century and contemporary photographs. Kathleen Menzie Leskos new introduction describes the impact of this book and a companion documentary video over twenty-five years and updates readers on recent changes in the Georgetown neighborhood. Black Georgetown Remembered is a compelling and inspiring journey through more than two hundred years of history. A one-of-a-kind book it invites readers to share in the lives dreams aspirations struggles and triumphs of real people to join them in their churches at home and on the street and 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.