Mule Power

Historical marker location:

1052 Thomas Jefferson Street Northwest, Georgetown, District of Columbia

( Marker is on Thomas Jefferson Street Northwest south of M Street Northwest, on the left when traveling north.)

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park. National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior

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.