LeDroit Park was originally intended to be an all-white suburb and, according to the National Park Service, a fence enclosed the entire neighborhood,

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LeDroit Park was originally intended to be an all-white suburb and, according to the National Park Service, a fence enclosed the entire neighborhood, complete with guards. In the 1890s, after protests that saw the removal of the fence, African-American families began moving into the neighborhood.

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Location: LeDroit Park, Washington,
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