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Why Washington, DC Is Opposite of Every Other U.S. City (Original Post) IronLionZion Dec 2025 OP
Skimpy history happy feet Dec 2025 #1

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Sun Dec 14, 2025, 11:59 AM
Dec 2025

No mention of Benjamin Banneker's significant role in design of city, no mention of black culture and remaining ing black parts of city, or that DC started as majority black inc!using Georgetown and the slave matkets, not unexpected given the person.

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