Few studies of post–World War II, Washington, DC, focus on the development decisions local black officials made following the passage of limited home rule measures during the 1960s–1970s. This article uses the 1976 Bicentennial as a lens to study the divisions that urban development sowed locally while the city’s government was in transition. It focuses on one of the most deeply divisive projects contested during the Bicentennial, the construction of a convention center in Downtown DC, and argues that a new coalition of stakeholders used the Bicentennial to implement a prodevelopment agenda at the expense of the city’s black residents.

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百年纪念与1970年代DC市区重建之战

第二次世界大战后，华盛顿特区的研究很少集中在当地黑人官员在1960年代至1970年代通过有限的自治规则之后做出的发展决定。本文以1976年双百年纪念片作为镜头，研究了在市政府过渡时期城市发展在当地播种的分歧。它关注的是双百周年纪念期间争议最深的项目之一，即在华盛顿特区市中心建立会议中心，并辩称新的利益相关者联盟利用双百周年纪念来实施发展议程，但要牺牲该城市的黑人居民。