Descended mainly from the Irish aristocracy of the 17th century, the Carroll family was a prominent family that has played a crucial role through out most of Maryland’s history. The Carroll family more often referred to as the O’Carrolls were part of the …
While many members come from diverse African American backgrounds, they had all originally come from a class of freed slaves who had the status of “freeman”. Life had always been harsh yet DC was still better than the rest of the South. Freedmen were …
The first wave of Chinese immigrants arrived in DC in the 1850s and with many of the Chinese Immigrants came their mutual aid societies. Known as the Tongs or the Triads, they settled into the DC Chinatown community quickly. While many came, two large …