Washington Studies Conference

You are invited to join historians, preservationists, neighborhood researchers, students, collectors, and history buffs at the 37th Annual Washington Studies Conference.

Friday, November 5

• Plenary Lecture: D.C.;s Built Environment
• African American Activism in D.C.
• History of D.C. Newspapers from 1800 to Today
• Education, Social Services, and Reform
• Teaching D.C.'s Civil War History to K-12 Students
• The Plight of D.C. Records: An Update
• Leticia Woods Brown Memorial Lecture: Washington's U Street by BLair Ruble
  

Saturday, November 6

• The National Mall and Design of D.C.
• Race, Identity, and Civil Rights in D.C., 1790-1900
• Women and Social Organizations
• Historical Perspectives on D.C.'s LGBT Religious and Spiritual Communities
• Documentation: Prince George's County and Washington, D.C.
  

Registration and additional information available at http://www.historydc.org/wsc or (202) 383-1890.