The forthcoming piece situates Randy Miller’s work within the political moment he navigated, considering what his visibility reveals about Black Queer presence in national politics.
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In the late 1980s, Randy Miller served as a liaison between Lesbian & Gay communities and national Democratic presidential campaigns, helping shape early outreach at a critical moment in the National Gay and Lesbian rights movement.
Wilhelmina J. Rolark and William P. Lightfoot
Happy Birthday to former At-Large Councilmember William Lightfoot! He served on the council from 1989-1997. Here is a snapshot of him with his council colleague from Ward 8, Wilhelmina J. Rolark.
Collage of photos of James Coates and Clipping from the Washington Post.
Happy Birthday to Rev. James E. Coates! He was first elected in 1968 as the first elected Ward 8 Representative to the DC School Board! In 1974 he was then elected as Ward 8’s first elected Councilmember where he served on the Council until 1977.
Purple campaign sign reading. “LaRuby May for DC Council Ward 8. ‘Listening, Learning, Leading.’”
LaRuby May speaking outdoors with a microphone.
Wishing former Ward 8 Councilmember LaRuby May a Happy Birthday! She served on the council from 2015-2017. To celebrate, here’s a re-creation of her 2015 campaign poster for Ward 8 Councilmember!
Reverend Walter Fauntroy flashes the V for victory sign to his supporters at the Hamilton Hotel. Fauntroy just received the news of his victory in the race for D.C. non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives in 1971.
Happy 50 years of Home Rule DC ✌️
Harold Brazil Speaking at a podium in 2004.
1990 Harold Brazil Campaign Advertisement for Ward 6 in the Washington Blade.
Brazil and an unidentified man standing together. Brazil is wearing a t-shirt that says “The Harold Brazil Team”.
Recreation of Harold Brazil’s 2004 re-election logo.
On this day former Councilmember Harold Brazil was born. Brazil served as Councilmember for Ward 6 from 1991-1997 and as an At-Large Councilmember from 1997-2005. During his time in politics Brazil made an unsuccessful bid for Mayor in 1998.
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Our collection has amazing pieces from local Washington DC political history. Subscribe to our Substack and join along in the journey to learn about this small part of DC History! dcelectionhist.substack.com
How does one get added to the feed? Love to share my little niche history with folks.
Came across this rare find of Chairman Sterling A. Tucker in a local bookstore this past weekend. Checkout my thoughts:
Prime example would be a recreation of this logo for Jerry A. Moore’s re-election campaign. Just an idea to bring history alive!
Been trying to figure out how to engage more with history in my project I’ve been working on. Found some old DC Campaign ads in old news clippings and am trying to recreate them. Curious if folks might find this interesting?
First post about #DCHistory is up! Learn about the night DC honored Julius W. Hobson, Sr.
Julius Hobson (far left) in 1968 protesting the appointment of the new Superintendent of District Schools (seated right).
Julius Hobson (far left) in 1968 protesting the appointment of the new Superintendent of District Schools (seated right).
Just a little snipped into what I’ve been working on. Stay tuned for more!
So quick update! I’m starting a Substack! I’m thinking of being more interactive with the collection and begin to share some of the stories I can find. Sign up here to stay up to date on my work!
Made it over to BlueSky! Will probably be posting more here!
