Site of the American University Address

Historical marker location:

4400 39th Street Northwest, Spring Valley, District of Columbia

( Marker can be reached from Indian Lane Northwest north of Rockwood Parkway Northwest, on the left when traveling north.)

Commencement June 10, 1963

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.