Records Regarding Alleys Considered and Not Considered for Reclamation, 1934 - 1957

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Records Regarding Alleys Considered and Not Considered for Reclamation, 1934 - 1957

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National Archives at Washington, D.C

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SNAC Resource ID: 11621171

National Archives at Washington, D.C

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Burroughs, Nannie Helen, 1879-1961

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In 1879, Nannie Helen Burroughs was born to a formerly enslaved couple living in Orange, Virginia. Her father died when she was young, and she and her mother relocated to Washington, DC. Burroughs excelled in school and graduated with honors from M Street High School (now Paul Laurence Dunbar High School). Despite her academic achievements, Burroughs was turned down for a Washington D.C. public school teaching position. Some historians speculate that the elite black community discriminated again...