The report concluded with a call to action: “For more than half a century, DC had been building ghettoes of mind, body and spirit. They are ghettoes that cramp the soul of the nation. In the Nation’s Capital, we must mean what we say, and give people of all races and colors an equal chance to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.”
The report received significant national and local attention. […]The report and the increasing attention it brought to discrimination in DC resulted in significant and immediate reforms. Just days after the report’s