Boundary Stones
A Black Arlington Neighborhood was Destroyed to Build the Pentagon
1/28/2024 | 3m 49s
To build the Pentagon, the Black community of East Arlington was razed with 30 day’s notice.
In 1941, the U.S. was preparing for World War II. Residents of Queen City, a tight-knit Black neighborhood in Arlington, watched in awe as nearly 15,000 workers erected the Pentagon on a plot of federally-owned land next to their community. Some had enlisted, while others worked for the federal government. But then the government came for their shops, their churches and even their homes.
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Boundary Stones is a local public television program presented by WETA
Boundary Stones
A Black Arlington Neighborhood was Destroyed to Build the Pentagon
1/28/2024 | 3m 49s
In 1941, the U.S. was preparing for World War II. Residents of Queen City, a tight-knit Black neighborhood in Arlington, watched in awe as nearly 15,000 workers erected the Pentagon on a plot of federally-owned land next to their community. Some had enlisted, while others worked for the federal government. But then the government came for their shops, their churches and even their homes.
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