...in 1943...[A. Mercer ]Daniel discovered what were later referred to as D.C.'s "lost laws".These two laws were published in 1872 and 1873 and prohibited segregation in restaurants in D.C.; the laws were later found to be still in effect...and were used...to force a legal end to discrimination in Washington.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._Mercer_Daniel
Stuck on a shelf or locked in a safe, D.C.'s 'Lost Laws' still packed a punch The Washington Post 14 February 2018
#Librarians !! #LibrarianPower #HumanRights
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