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January 20, 1935 · Conservation, Public Works & New Deal Labor

Black CCC Workers Established Camp Mount Hamilton

Company 1360 built a working community at the National Arboretum while Black enrollees navigated a relief program that promised nondiscrimination but practiced segregation.

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Then

The Depression struck Black workers especially hard while discrimination restricted access to public relief.

Now

CCC landscapes still hold evidence of labor too often missing from familiar conservation stories.

Next

Public investment should create fair employment while preserving the names and work of every crew.

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