People's District

A People's History of Washington D.C.

Monday, June 21, 2010

People's District Has a New Home!

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From now on, you can find People's District at www.peoplesdistrict.com . Thank you for reading. Danny
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Friday, June 18, 2010

Todd on Sign Language

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Todd is pictured with his tortoise, Lightning.  "Special education has always fascinated me. When I got into this work, they were st...
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Thursday, June 17, 2010

Dinah on Settling Herself Down

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"I have been around kids my whole life, so I knew that being a bus attendant was the right job for me. I used to do manager stuff ove...
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Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Arnold on Spreading the Joy

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"I grew up on a farm in Foster, Rhode Island, or 'Fostah' as we call it. I dropped out of high school at 18 to work and was d...
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Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Eugene 'Thunder' Hughes on the Midtown Youth Academy

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Eugene, right, is pictured with Jeffrey, one of the Midtown Youth Academy's boxing coaches and a graduate of Dr. Hughes' program.  ...
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Monday, June 14, 2010

Josh on Magic

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"I don't have a specific memory of when I first got into magic, but I remember seeing magicians as a kid growing up in Maryland an...
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Sunday, June 13, 2010

Reshell on Going to College

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"My family goes back three generations in D.C. We have always been in the Columbia Heights neighborhood. I really love it here and am ...
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Thursday, June 10, 2010

Jahi on Listening

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"My parents moved down to Atlanta, Georgia from the D.C. area a few years before I was born. We spent a few years there and then came ...
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Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Roberto on Coming to Terms with Himself

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"I am fifth generation born in El Paso, Texas. I grew up with my Mom and three sisters, as my Dad was not around. My Mom owned a hair ...
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Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Thomas on Having it Real Bad for Drums and Dancing

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"People think that I am African, but I have lived in Washington my whole life. My parents are from South Carolina and came up here in t...
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Monday, June 7, 2010

Paula on Where Heroes Are Buried

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“When Justin finished high school, he decided that he wanted to join the infantry. I just blew up and said, 'You are my only kid, and...
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Sunday, June 6, 2010

Andrew on Reading D.C.'s Cards

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"I am originally from Texas and will spend the next few months travelling around the country. D.C. was my first stop because I had a...
Friday, June 4, 2010

Tal aka 'The Razor' on Checkers

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"I'm 79 and have been playing checkers my whole life. They call me 'The Razor' because I am known for giving close shaves...
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Thursday, June 3, 2010

Shanell on Fighting for It

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"Sometimes I wonder how and why I got where I am today, but I guess that God has a bigger purpose for me. I moved around a lot as a k...
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Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Frank on Buttons

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"I was born in Baltimore and moved to Washington when I was five years old with my family. My parents had two grocery stores, real Mom...
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I am a D.C.-based photographer and collector of stories. People's District is my attempt to catalogue a people's history of Washington, D.C. The stories listed here are presented in the words of the interviewee. I welcome your ideas on who should be featured on People's District. Please reach out to me at danny@peoplesdistrict.com.
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