LinkLinks Washington Post: A club of their own: The story of a secret poker society started by pioneering African Americans By Editor On Sep 12, 2018 76 Share In 1942, a group of university professors, doctors, lawyers and other black professionals in Washington wanted to get together on weekends and play poker. But they had a problem. Not only did segregation in the District bar them from joining country clubs or other social organizations where men could gather, but the president of Howard University, where many of them taught, was a religious man who did not approve of card-playing. Brookland Literary and Hunting ClubDC HistoryDC Oral History Collaborative 76 Share FacebookTwitterReddItWhatsAppEmailPrint
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