Featured Image
Group among trees II (1944) (Library of Congress)
publications | D.C. History, Housing

With infrastructure windfall possible, D.C. can avoid mistakes of the past | Washington Informer

November 21, 2021
  • D.C. Policy Center

On November 21, 2021, the D.C. Policy Center’s article, The history and evolution of Anacostia’s Barry Farm, was cited by the Washington Informer:

In 1867, the federal government purchased a 375-acre site in Anacostia for the settlement of African Americans after the Civil War. In 1941, the government seized a 34-acre section of the community’s land to build Barry Farm Dwellings, a public housing development for African Americans, per a report from the D.C. Policy Center. 

Read more: With infrastructure windfall possible, D.C. can avoid mistakes of the past | Washington Informer

Author

D.C. Policy Center


Established in 2016, the D.C. Policy Center is a non-partisan research and policy organization committed to advancing policies for a strong and vibrant economy in the District of Columbia. Through rigorous research and collaboration, the D.C. Policy Center develops and tests policy ideas, disseminates its findings, and engages in constructive dialogue and debate.

For more information, please see our About page.

Related