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<p>As the only American city under direct congressional control, Washington has served historically as a testing ground for federal policy initiatives and social experiments—with decidedly mixed results. Well-intentioned efforts to introduce measures of social justice for the district's largely black population have failed. Yet federal plans and federal money have successfully created a large federal presence—a triumph, argues Howard Gillette, of beauty over justice. In a new afterword, Gillette

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Author

Howard Gillette, Jr.

Publisher

University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc.

Published

2011

Language

EN

ISBN

9780812205299

Category

history

Subjects

Political Science, Urban, Race & Ethnic Relations

Updated

2026-03-25