Aug 19, 2021
#picmypark and #SAVEMcMillanPark 🙏🙏🏼🙏🏽🌳Pictured, Black opera singer Lillian Evanti and her son photographed enjoying McMillan Park grounds, ca. 1930. McMillan Park, landscaped by Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr., became the first de-facto integrated park in Washington, DC. Image from @amhistorymuseum, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History Archives Center. 👀 Learn more through our link in bio 👀 (at McMillan Reservoir Historic Filtration Complex) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSwjdP1M3KJ/?utm_medium=tumblr