Since it is the nation’s capitol the District of Columbia known as Washington, DC is full of historic places. There are so many most visitors are overwhelmed and miss more than they actually see. Here are the places we visited during this trek.
National Museum of African-American History & Culture * The Capitol * HOWARD UNIVERSITY * The National Portrait Gallery * The African-American Civil War Museum * FREDERICK DOUGLASS’ HOME * LINCOLN PARK * THE RESIDENCE OF CARTER G. WOODSON * Carter G. Woodson statue * The Howard Theater * Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church * BLUES ALLEY * Ben’s Chili Bowl * Union station * EASTERN MARKET * MLK Memorial * Lincoln memorial * WASHINGTON MONUMENT
NMAAHC – Green Book exhibit
U.S. Capitol – Lady Liberty
African-American Civil War Museum
National Portrait Galley – James Farmer
African-American Civil War Museum
Cedar Hill – Frederick Douglass mansion
African-American Civil War Museum
Judith and Del at Green Book exhibit at NMAAHC
MLK Memorial
Historic Eastern Market
Del with iconic pose
National Portrait Galley – Michelle Obama
African-American Civil War Museum
MLK Memorial
Cedar Hill – Frederick Douglass mansion
Willie posing with A. Phillip Randolph
Cedar Hill – Frederick Douglass mansion
Willie with Jesse Owens
Cedar Hill – Frederick Douglass mansion
Cedar Hill – Frederick Douglass mansion
Cedar Hill – Frederick Douglass mansion
Sweet Home Cafe
African-American Civil War Museum
African-American Civil War Museum
Historic Eastern Market
Lincoln Park – Emancipator statue
U.S. Capitol – Frederick Douglas
Judith & Del
U.S. Capitol – Rosa Park
MLK Memorial
MLK Memorial
Carter G. Woodson Park
National Portrait Galley- Dr, King
Sweet Home Cafe
MLK Memorial
Carter G. Woodson Park
MLK Memorial
Willie posing with ’68 heroes
U.S. Capitol
Cedar Hill – Frederick Douglass mansion
National Portrait Galley
Historic Metropolitan AME Church
MLK Memorial
The Howard theater
MLK Memorial
Carter G. Woodson residence
Carter G. Woodson Park
National Portrait Galley – Mary McLeod Bethune
MLK Memorial
National Portrait Galley – Thurgood Marshall
U.S. Capitol – Sojourner Truth
Cedar Hill – Frederick Douglass mansion
MLK Memorial
Cedar Hill – Frederick Douglass mansion
MLK Memorial
Historic Eastern Market
Historic Eastern Market
Cedar Hill – Frederick Douglass mansion
MLK Memorial
Historic Eastern Market
NMAAHC – Judith by LeBron poster
National Portrait Galley – Toni Morrison
NMAAHC
MLK Memorial
U.S. Capitol – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Carter G. Woodson Park
Duke Ellington
African-American Civil War Museum
National Portrait Galley – Paul Roberson
Cedar Hill – Frederick Douglass mansion
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