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Remembering Arlington’s long lost community of Queen City

A thriving Black neighborhood in Arlington, Virginia, was home to nearly 1,000 residents in the early 1940s. But, with the construction of the Pentagon, that changed.

A thriving Black neighborhood in Arlington, Virginia, was home to nearly 1,000 residents in the early 1940s. But, with the construction of the Pentagon, that changed.

A display at the Black Heritage Museum of Arlington showing the history of Queen City.
(WTOP/Mike Murillo)
WTOP/Mike Murillo