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colored methodist episcopal church located on capitol hill in 1820. and even closer to our location, the most important, probably longest enduring institution was the 15th street presbyterian church founded in 1841. it was the first african-american presbyterian church in the city. it was founded by the educator and pastor john f. hook sr. and its first meetings were in his home located at 14th and 8th street northwest. do you know where that is? where are we now? we're at 16th and 8th street. go down two blocks and you'll know where it was. all these institutions were critical, i th...

role even after emancipation, during reconstruction and the years that followed. so what i've talked about so far is sort of that foundation of the african-american community that continues through the 19th century. after 1860, washington's african-american population continues to increase in size dramatically. by 1870, there are more than 43,000 african-american residents of the city, one-third of the total population. by 1890, this number had grown to 75,000, and they were still one-third of the population. as the city grew, they grew. and eventually by 1900, washington, d.c., had ...