We Come in Peace, 2018

Historical marker location:

775 Jefferson Dr SW, The National Mall, District of Columbia

( Marker can be reached from Jefferson Drive Southwest just west of 7th Street Southwest, on the left when traveling east.)

Huma Bhabha, Pakistani American, b. Karachi, Pakistan, 1962. Painted and patinated bronze. Approved acquisition of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

The District was the site of the first U.S. public school for black students: The M Street School (later known as Dunbar High School) was founded in 1870 and was the first public school in the United States for black students. The school became known for its high academic standards and produced many notable alumni, including civil rights leader and educator Mary McLeod Bethune.