LinkLinks Washington Post: D.C. Council votes to rename Lafayette rec center and park, honor long-ignored Indian treaty By Editor On Dec 1, 2020 Last updated Dec 1, 2020 70 Share The D.C. Council gave initial approval Tuesday to bills aimed at correcting historical injustices — including renaming a recreation center and park to honor a man born into slavery, whose descendants owned land appropriated for the park, and granting free fishing licenses to members of two Native American tribes based on a pre-Revolutionary treaty. 70 Share FacebookTwitterReddItWhatsAppEmailPrint
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