John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Historical marker location:

1315 36th Street Northwest, Georgetown, District of Columbia

( Marker is on 36th Street Northwest north of N Street Northwest, on the left when traveling south.)

Church of the Holy Trinity.

The District was the site of one of the first major race riots in U.S. history: The Washington, D.C. race riot of 1919 was sparked by tensions between white and black residents and lasted for several days. It resulted in 15 deaths and over 100 injuries.