Nichols Avenue Elementary School/Old Birney School Site
Historical marker location:
2427 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue Southeast, Buena Vista, District of Columbia
( Marker is at the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue Southeast and Howard Road Southeast, on the right when traveling south on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue Southeast.)
2427 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE. African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC
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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.