From Dupont to Deanwood, Isaac and Mary Scott’s Homeownership Journey and the Role Race Plays in DC’s Residential History

Join the DC Preservation League and Edith Michel, Senior Manager of Education & Collections at Woodrow Wilson House for an engaging webinar about Isaac and Mary Scott, a Black American husband and wife couple who were in service to President Woodrow Wilson for many years.  Learn about their homeownership journey to Deanwood. Edith will identify the historical context that explains how Isaac and Mary Scott bought a home in Deanwood, a historically Black middle-class neighborhood.  In the webinar, we will also learn how racially restrictive covenants helped establish white and Black D.C. neighborhoods and limited Black homeownership in D.C.  Their story jumpstarts a conversation on the state of black homeownership in Deanwood today.

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Edith Michel has been in her role as Senior Manager of Education and Collections at the Woodrow Wilson House Museum, a National Trust for Historic Preservation site in Washington DC for two years. She believes museums have a social justice role and considers herself a “Griot for Social Justice.” Her focus is on telling stories that have been underrepresented at the museum and activating a more nuanced understanding of equity and inclusion as it relates to Wilson’s legacy. She is also a Certified Parks and Recreation Professional and a National Association for Interpretation Certified Interpretation Guide.