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WETA TV 26 Explores Washington’s Tumultuous Past in a New Local Production

Washington, D.C., citizens participate in Home Rule Day in July 1966.

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WETA TV 26 looks back at one of the most intriguing chapters in local history in Washington in the ’60s. Produced by WETA, the documentary is the first retrospective of its kind to explore the collective political, social and cultural events that took place during this seminal period in Washington’s history. The one-hour special premieres Monday, November 2 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26 and repeats throughout the month.

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Sep 29, 2009
WETA TV 26 Explores Washington’s Tumultuous Past in a New Local Production
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Sep 29, 2009
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Washington, D.C., citizens participate in Home Rule Day in July 1966.

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Washington, D.C., citizens participate in Home Rule Day in July 1966.

Credit: Star Collection, DC Public Library © Washington Post

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Walter Washington became the first mayor of Washington, D.C., when President Lyndon Baines Johnson appointed him in 1967.

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Walter Washington became the first mayor of Washington, D.C., when President Lyndon Baines Johnson appointed him in 1967.

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Marion Barry, seen here in 1966, spent his early years in Washington, D.C., campaigning for D.C. Home Rule. 

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Marion Barry, seen here in 1966, spent his early years in Washington, D.C., campaigning for D.C. Home Rule.

 

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During the March on Washington, protesters gather in support of equality, integrated schools and other civil rights issues of the day. 

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During the March on Washington, protesters gather in support of equality, integrated schools and other civil rights issues of the day.

 

Credit: Civil rights protestors: Prints & Photographs Division, Library of Congress

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Arena Stage made history when in 1967 it opened the The Great White Hope, which was the nation's first regional production to go onto Broadway. 

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Arena Stage made history when in 1967 it opened the The Great White Hope, which was the nation's first regional production to go onto Broadway.

 

Credit: Arena Stage historical documents, Collection #C0017, Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University

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The Capital Beltway opened in 1964 to carry commuters around the region. 

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The Capital Beltway opened in 1964 to carry commuters around the region.

 

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Washingtonians flocked to suburban shopping malls in the 1960s. 

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Washingtonians flocked to suburban shopping malls in the 1960s.


 

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