Upheaval and Activism

Historical marker location:

3118 16th Street Northwest, Mount Pleasant, District of Columbia

( Marker is on 16th Street Northwest north of Irving Street Northwest, on the left when traveling north.)

Village in the City. Mount Pleasant Heritage Trail.

The District did not have full voting rights until 1961: Although residents of the District of Columbia have been paying federal taxes since 1861, it was not until 1961 that they were granted the right to vote in presidential elections. It wasn't until 1973 that residents were granted the right to elect their own mayor and city council.