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| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
Georgetown |
M Street |
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 View of Rosslyn across the Potomac River. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
Georgetown |
M Street |
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Organic mattress shop. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
Georgetown |
M Street |
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Former warehouses converted to apartments. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
Georgetown |
M Street |
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Entrance to an apartment block. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
Georgetown |
M Street |
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Street corner next to a famous movie location. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
Georgetown |
The Exorcist |
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The steps from the movie, "The Exorcist" (1973), where the priest falls down at the end. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
Georgetown |
The Exorcist |
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Plaque for the Exorcist steps. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
Georgetown |
The Exorcist |
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The Exorcist Steps lead to residential streets on a higher level. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
Georgetown |
The Exorcist |
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View from the top of the Exorcist steps. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
Georgetown |
The Exorcist |
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The house, used for exteriors for "The Exorcist" movie is on Prospect Street. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
Georgetown |
|
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Prospect Street and the surrounding roads are a quiet, elegant, residential neighbourhood. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
Georgetown |
|
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Red brick university building. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
Georgetown |
|
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Slat house (now a restaurant) and a stepped house. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
Georgetown |
N Street |
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Street corner on N Street. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
Georgetown |
N Street |
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Corner apartment building next to the Holy Trinity Catholic Church. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
Georgetown |
N Street |
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Pastel coloured houses. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
Georgetown |
N Street |
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The Chapel of Saint Ignatius Loyola. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
Georgetown |
N Street |
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Corner house with fire escape. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
Georgetown |
N Street |
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Slat houses. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
Georgetown |
N Street |
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Corner shops. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
Georgetown |
N Street |
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House with Western and Arabic house numbers. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
Georgetown |
N Street |
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Elaborate doorway. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
Georgetown |
N Street |
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The street is very attractive. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
Georgetown |
N Street |
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Number 3307 is the house where John F Kennedy (JFK) and his wife, Jacqui, lived before they moved to the White House in 1961. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
Georgetown |
N Street |
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The front door of the former residence of President Kennedy. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
Georgetown |
N Street |
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Circular corner house. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
Georgetown |
N Street |
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Cormer house with cream coloured bricks. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
Georgetown |
N Street |
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House with shutters. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
Georgetown |
N Street |
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Brick house with steps. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
Georgetown |
N Street |
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Light coloured houses. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
Georgetown |
N Street |
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Smaller houses. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
Georgetown |
N Street |
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Red brick house typical of Georgetown. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
Georgetown |
N Street |
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House with curved staircase. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
Georgetown |
N Street |
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House with double front door. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
Georgetown |
N Street |
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House styles vary in the street. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
Georgetown |
N Street |
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In the 1950s the area was mainly Catholic. In the 2020s it is an Arabic area. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
Georgetown |
N Street |
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Mansion with manicured hedges. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
Georgetown |
Martin's Tavern |
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Martin's Tavern (on the corner of N Street and Wisconsin Avenue) is where JFK proposed to Jacqui. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
Georgetown |
Martin's Tavern |
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Sign outside the tavern. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
Georgetown |
Martin's Tavern |
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Much of the Marshall Plan (President Truman's financial help to rebuild Europe after WW2) was written in the tavern in the 1940s. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
Georgetown |
Martin's Tavern |
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View of Wisconsin Avenue from the tavern. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
Georgetown |
|
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Asian fusion restaurant. Many restaurants in the city sell watered down flavours. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
Georgetown |
M Street |
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Bank building on the corner of Wisconsin Avenue and M Street. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
Georgetown |
M Street |
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Stone house. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
Georgetown |
|
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A canal with locks. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
Georgetown |
|
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Houses by the canal. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
Georgetown |
|
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Parts of the canal are overgrown. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
Georgetown |
Potomac River |
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The Washington Harbour is a business centre by the Potomac River. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
Georgetown |
Potomac River |
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The river is 652km long and passes by Washington DC. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
Georgetown |
Potomac River |
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The Potomac River with Rosslyn, Virginia on the far bank. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
Georgetown |
Potomac River |
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The Francis Scott Key Bridge. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
Georgetown |
Potomac River |
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The Watergate complex. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
Georgetown |
Potomac River |
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The Kennedy Centre (renamed by President Trump after himself in 2025). |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
Georgetown |
Potomac River |
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View of the Washington Harbour from the river bank. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
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Federal Triangle metro station near the National Mall. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
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Above Federal Triangle metro station. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
|
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Government buildings. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
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Pedestrian area. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
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Ronald Reagan Trade Centre. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
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Woodrow Wilson Centre. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
|
Museum of African American History |
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The Museum of African American History is in a cubic building. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
|
Museum of African American History |
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The interior is very modern and has three levels below ground. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
|
Museum of African American History |
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Level C3 looks at Slavery and begins with Africa before the arrival of Europeans. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
|
Museum of African American History |
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Gold from the Gold Coast in West Africa. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
|
Museum of African American History |
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Yoruba head from West Africa. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
|
Museum of African American History |
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Juan Garrido, a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of the Americas. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
|
Museum of African American History |
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Slaves were bound in shackles and transported in ships where many died. Between 1562 and 1807 Great Britain transported 3.3 million people from Africa to the Americas where they were turned into slaves. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
|
Museum of African American History |
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Model showing slaves packed in the hold of a ship. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
|
Museum of African American History |
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Plan showing how the regulated slave trade allowed slaves to be packed in ships. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
|
Museum of African American History |
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Thomas Jefferson had hundreds of slaves while writing the Declaration of Independence and being President of the USA. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
|
Museum of African American History |
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The auction block where people were bought and sold like animals. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
|
Museum of African American History |
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Slave collar from the Marco Plantation, Louisiana (before 1865). |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
|
Museum of African American History |
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Slave auction being advertised. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
|
Museum of African American History |
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An account of a mother and child being separated during a slave sale (1849). |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
|
Museum of African American History |
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Phillis Wheatley (c1753-1784) was an Afican born slave who became a famous poet and was freed a few years before she died. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
|
Museum of African American History |
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Example of a cabin where slaves lived. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
|
Museum of African American History |
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Soloman Williams used his metal working skills to produce grave markers for his wife and other slaves. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
|
Museum of African American History |
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Powder horn made in 1777 and used by a black soldier during the American Civil War. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
|
Museum of African American History |
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Cowskin whip used by women slave owners. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
|
Museum of African American History |
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Many slaves ran away and escaped to the northern USA states. They risked severe punishments, mutilation or death for themselves or their families |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
|
Museum of African American History |
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Slaves had to work even if they had just given birth. Many babies did not survive their first year.. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
|
Museum of African American History |
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Stock certificate for the Royal Africa Company (1691), a UK company trading gold and slaves. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
|
Museum of African American History |
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A woman leaves two African slaves to her son in her will. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
|
Museum of African American History |
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Slave tags. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
|
Museum of African American History |
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Letter written by a slave (Eleanor Weaver) to her children describing a slave rebellion organised by Nat Turner, an enslaved minister. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
|
Museum of African American History |
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Illustration of a massacre of slave owners during the Nat Turner uprising. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
|
Museum of African American History |
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Brass ring used during informal weddings of slaves in the 1830s when it was illegal for them to marry. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
|
Museum of African American History |
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Objects from the Magnolia Plantation used by slaves to perform African rituals. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
|
Museum of African American History |
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Some slaves from Africa were Muslim and could write their prayers and hopes. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
|
Museum of African American History |
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Lace handkerchief owned by by Harriet Tubman (1822-1913), an abolitionist, military scout and nurse. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
|
Museum of African American History |
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Hymn book used by the abolitionist, Harriet Tubman. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
|
Museum of African American History |
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Photograph of Harriet Tubman. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
|
Museum of African American History |
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The sale of 16 year old Polly, who was sold as a "fancy girl" (for sexual exploitation). |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
|
Museum of African American History |
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Quilted skirt made by slave women to wear while working. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
|
Museum of African American History |
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Sugar pot used to boil sugar. Sugar production was labour intensive and increased the need for slave labour. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
|
Museum of African American History |
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Sugar bowl and tongs. The average lifetime of a slave working on the sugar plantations was 7 years. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
|
Museum of African American History |
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Bill of sale for slaves. Families were routinely broken up without regard to the feelings of the people involved. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
|
Museum of African American History |
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Banjo (1850s) based on West African instruments and used for entertainment at night when slaves were not allowed out. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
|
Museum of African American History |
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Violin given to Jesse Burke by the man who owned him so that the slave could play for the slave owning family. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington DC |
|
Museum of African American History |
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Cock fights were popular with slaves and their owners. |
2024 |
