Freed Slave and Future President

Historical marker location:

3400 Dent Place Northwest, Georgetown, District of Columbia

( Marker is at the intersection of Dent Place Northwest and 34th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east on Dent Place Northwest.)

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.