The Williams Slave Pen

Historical marker location:

800 Independence Avenue Southwest, Southwest Federal Center, District of Columbia

( Marker is on Independence Avenue Southwest west of 7th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east.)

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.