Demonstration

Historical marker location:
1600 H St NW, Downtown Washington, District of Columbia
( Marker is at the intersection of H Street Northwest and 16th Street Northwest / Black Lives Matter Plaza, on the right when traveling east on H Street Northwest.)
Marker installed: 2021

Lafayette Park. National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior

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The District has been the site of many historic protests and marches: Because of its status as the nation's capital, Washington, D.C. has been the site of numerous demonstrations and marches throughout U.S. history, including the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963 and the Women's March in 2017.