Digital Project Proposal

History of Meridian Hill/Malcolm X Park

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Do you want to scroll through Meridian Hill/Malcolm X Park?

This is how you do it:

Interactive Map:

If you want to take trip into the history of the park, this is the place to start....

Timeline:

If you want to know what the L'Enfant Plan for Washington, DC looked like and when the park officially opened, this is the place to go. The time-links will take you to web sites all around the United States.

History in a Nutshell:

A brief overview of the history of Meridian Hill/Malcom X Park for the hurried visitor.

Essays:

For everyone who wants to know more about the history of Meridian Hill/Malcom X Park and how it was connected to the history of Washington, DC.
1.Federal Park, Local Park (Summary)

2. The Politics of Race (Summary)

 
Park and City Links:

Here you can find annotated links to other web sites of urban parks; and to web sites of Washington, D.C.

 

Archive:

Here you can find photos, documents and oral histories of Meridian Hill/Malcolm X Park and can explore the history of the park as documented in the American Memory collection at the Library of Congress.

Documents
Oral Histories

The Park in the Press

 

How to Navigate the Site

Guestbook/Survey:

Take some time for a stroll down memory lane and tell us your memories of the park!

Nightpark-Daypark

Tour the park at night and during the day.....

 

 

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History in a Nutshell

 

 Endnotes& Literature