1019 U Street NW and the 1969 Afro Electric Shop Robbery
At 1019 U Street NW, now home to Corte Salon, 72-year-old Crawley Smith fought off a 1969 robber whose plastic toy gun snapped in half during the struggle.
Shaw
Shaw was the center of Black Washington for generations, home to the Howard Theatre, the jazz clubs of U Street, and a vibrant community that endured both remarkable prosperity and devastating loss following the 1968 riots.