Protecting Consumers and Competition

Historical marker location:

Federal Triangle, District of Columbia

( Marker is at the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest and 6th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east on Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest.)

Marker installed: 2012

Make No Little Plans. Federal Triangle Heritage Trail.

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.