1. Tuesday, February 6, 2018
DC History

2. Week of Action in Schools: The Principles of Diversity and Globalism
“Being an Undocumented Black Immigrant in America”
Discussion Questions
1. What are some of the challenges that Mwewa Sumbwe faces that Black Americans or other Black immigrants do not face?
2. Why is it important for people like Mwewa Sumbwe to be able to share her story?

3. Growth of DC,

4. A Varied Society
The division between “Real DC” and the Federal Government emerged early in DC’s history
The city’s population and activity swelled when Congress was in session, from December to May
Congressional sessions also brought diversity to the city, as people from all sections of the country came to DC to work for and with the nation’s government

5. Elite Society
Members: large property-owning families, high officials of the federal government, foreign dignitaries
Residence: Mainly the F Street neighborhood and around the White House
Many also owned country estates outside Washington city limits
Activities:
Parties (“Mornings,” “Drawing Room” evenings, “Assemblies” (dance parties))
Horseracing
Theater
Marine Band Concerts

6. The Middle and Lower Classes
Middle Class: lesser government clerks, shopkeepers, boardinghouse/restaurant/bar owners, teachers, construction foremen
The “Laboring” Class: construction workers, dock workers, slaves
Problems: poverty, shelter, disease, crime, street gangs

7. Changing Neighborhoods
Population Statistics:
Washington City:
1800—3210
1810—8208
1820—13,117
1830—18, 826
1840—23,364
DC:
1800—14,093
1810—24,023
1820—33,039
1830—39,834
1840—43,712
New Neighborhoods:
Southwest:
Most populous neighborhood by 1860
Judiciary Square:
Residential neighborhood for upper and middle classes
Foggy Bottom:
One of the few industrial areas in the city
Uniontown:
Working class neighborhood east of the Anacostia
Washington City’s first suburb

8. Cultural Life and Recreation
Washington was very much of a cultural backwater in its early years
1835—National Theater (13th and E Sts., NW)
1846—Smithsonian Institution established
Carusi’s Assembly rooms—music, dancing, and other performances
Most recreation was informal—in homes, neighborhoods, social clubs, bars, and gambling halls

9. Early City Services
Sanitation was a severe problem in Washington’s early years
1832—Cholera epidemic sweeps the city, brought on by crowded, unsanitary conditions
There was no sewage system and no trash collection
Fire Departments—were voluntary associations, mainly staffed by young men
These men engaged in such activities as gang fights, false alarms, and setting fires for the fun of putting them out
Police—consisted of six constables (for a city of 23,000)
These constables were ineffective at deterring violent crime, gang violence, and racial violence

10. Homework
City of Magnificent Intentions: Early Sites and Sounds

11. #DcpsBLM Black Live Matter Week of Action
District of Columbia Social Media Campaign
When: February 5th - 9th, 2017
Who: DC area teachers, students, and community members
What: Make your demands heard online!
Each day of the week, students in the DC area will be learning about different aspects of the Black Lives Matter movement demands.
Monday: Restorative Justice, Empathy, and Loving Engagement
Tuesday: Diversity and Globalism
Wednesday: Queer and Trans Affirming, Collective Value
Thursday: Intergenerational, Black Families, and Black Villages
Friday: Black Women
Students should engage actively and share their voices by creating a single demand each day and writing it on a piece of posterboard.
Teachers and students should post photos of themselves holding their posters on social media using the hashtag #DcpsBLM

12. Week of Action in Schools Demands
National demands
Local demands
End Zero Tolerance Policies in School Discipline; Focus on Restorative Justice
Support and Retain Black Teachers
Mandate Black History/Ethnic Studies in K-12 Curricula
Establish School-based Race and Equity Committees
End the over-reliance on Standardized Testing to evaluate students and teachers
Provide equitable resources to all DC schools to enable students’ academic and emotional growth

13. What demand will we make with respect to Diversity and Globalism?
This evening’s event:
Paul Ortiz Book Talk (An African-American and Latinx History of the United States)
Busboys and Poets Takoma; 235 Carrol Ave. NW, 6:30-8:30pm