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Historic Kappa House (rendering)

This brochure was developed by theHistoric Kappa House RestorationFoundation to provide informationto residents and visitors on thesocial, cultural, and architecturalhistory of several of Washington'sneighborhoods. The project wasfunded by a matching grant from theHumanities Council of Washington,DC, an affiliate of the NationalEndowment for the Humanities.

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A vital legacy ofinspiration forthe present andfuture generations

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HISTORIC KAPPAHERITAGE TRAIL

The trail provides an excursion

into the District's neighborhoods

of Howard University, Columbia

Heights, Greater U Street, Strivers

Row, and Dupont Circle. More than

sightseeing, it offers bits of history

and an introduction to architecture.

Notably, the trail focuses a lens on the

Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity members

who made vital contributions to the

Washington, DC community and the

nation as a whole in the struggle for

civil rights and in the fields of

education, law, medicine, and the

arts. We trust their remarkable

legacies will awaken a spirit

of achievable possibilities for

younger generations.

The findings, statements and conclusionsherein do not necessarily reflect the views ofthe Humanities Council of Washington, DC,the National Endowment for the Humanities,the DC Historic Preservation Office (DCHPO),or the National Park Service.

© 2010 The Humanities Council ofWashington, DC, the DCHPO and federalguarantor agencies reserve non-exclusivelicenses to use and reproduce for governmentpurposes, without payment, any publishedmatter, including copyrighted matter, arisingout of the grant.

HISTORIC KAPPAHERITAGE TRAIL

Washington, DC is not only the capitalof the United States of America;it also ranks as one of the world's

top tourist destinations. The city nearly burstswith history, its pillared government buildingsand numerous memorials and monumentsdemanding visitors' attention. In addition, theDowntown and Mall area boast theaters andmuseums of every variety.

But Washington has much more to offer thanthese well-known attractions. This is a city ofneighborhoods, and within the neighborhoodsare hundreds of African American heritagesites, including several related to the historyof Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc.

The Historic Kappa House RestorationFoundation, partnering with the Washington,DC Alumni Chapter, has chosen sevenof these sites and linked them in the HistoricKappa Heritage Trail. Our primaryaudience is the Kappa men from all over thecountry who travel regularly to Washington, DCfor business or vacation, or to participate inthe annual Congressional Black CaucusWeekend, annual Kappa or Capitol HillLegislative Conference, or other Kappaprograms. The website component expandsoutreach to publicize the trail to otherfraternities and sororities of the Pan HellenicCouncil, along with Washington, DC residentsand visitors who desire to discover andexperience dynamic and historic neighborhoodsbeyond the White House, Capitol, and Mallareas.

Visitors to this trail are invited to learn aboutthe significant people, places, and events in theFraternity's history. In doing so, a tour alongthe Historic Kappa Heritage Trail will revealremarkable stories of those who shaped, defined,and created history, making contributions thattransformed the community and nation andchanged lives.

Recognition of service and achievementis the essence of the Historic KappaHeritage Trail.

Howard University2400 6th Street, NWWashington, DC 20059

THE HISTORIC KAPPA HERITAGE TRAILThe Historic Kappa Heritage Trail, composedof seven specific sites, extends from four locations atHoward University; to the Sal Hall Stadium at CardozoHigh School; to the Frank D. Reeves District ofColumbia Municipal Center; and ends at the Historic-Kappa House. Although you can begin the journey atany point along the route, it is best to start the walking-tour at the Howard University Founders Walk. Theentire three-mile walk on the Historic Kappa HeritageTrail should take about one hour.

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The best way to explore Howard Universityis on foot. Take a 70 or 71 (Georgia Ave/7thStreet) Metrobus to Howard Place (or drivethere and park on Georgia Avenue). Walk upHoward Place to the university's main gate,at 6th and Howard Place.

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Howard Hall, Howard University,and Founders Walk

FOUNDERS WALKAND HOWARD HALL

1Founders Walk, a pathway toHoward Hall, recounts the milestones ofthe University's proud heritage through

engraved bricks that reflect the importantroles played by individuals and organizationsin Howard University's history. Among thosehonored and celebrated in the FoundersWalk Plaza, Section XI, for Kappa Alpha PsiFraternity are the ten founders ofthe Fraternity.

Howard Hall was built as the home forGeneral Oliver Otis Howard (1830-1909),a Civil War hero, Freedmen's BureauCommissioner, and president of the Universityfrom 1869 to 1874. The University was namedin recognition of his service. Restored in 1998,Howard Hall serves as the University's AlumniCenter.

Founders Elder Watson Diggs andByron K. Armstrong planned for the creationof the Fraternity while students at Howardduring the 1909-1910 school year. Someof the campus buildings date to Diggs's andArmstrong's time: Rankin Chapel, just insidethe gate, was built in 1895; and Howard Hall,off 6th Street at the end of Founders' Walk,was built in 1869. Invited to join anotherfraternity, they declined the invitation. Instead,they enrolled at Indiana University in the fallof 1910. After transferring from Howard, theyand eight other black male students establishedKappa Alpha Nu on January 5, 1911. (It waslater renamed Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity.)

It was the vision of the astute founders on thecampus of Indiana University to sow the seedof a fraternal tree whose fruit is available to,and now enjoyed by, college men everywhere,regardless of color, religion, or national origin.Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity is justly proudthat its Constitution has never contained any

clause that either excluded or suggestedthe exclusion of a man from membershipmerely because of his color, creed, or nationalorigin. The constitution of Kappa AlphaPsi is predicated upon, and dedicated to, theprinciples of ACHIEVEMENT through atruly democratic Fraternity.

From these beginnings, the organizationcontinued expanding its fraternal organization,adding undergraduate and graduate chapterswith the intake of more than 150,000 youngmen who have become recognized leadersin the arts, science, law, business, education,government, and civil rights. Undergraduateand graduate chapters arc located in everystate of the United States, with internationalchapters in the United Kingdom, Germany,Korea, Japan, Bermuda, U.S. Virgin Islands,Nigeria, and South Africa. The Fraternityprovides education and guidance to youth andsponsors programs providing community service,social welfare, and academic scholarship. TheFraternity is a supporter of the United NegroCollege Fund, Habitat for Humanity, andSt. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

From this beginning, history documentsthe sizeable central role and influence ofWashington, DC to the dramatic developmentand evolution of this great Fraternity. Thedramatic impact of Washington, DC AlumniChapter members on Fraternity polity becameso weighty, the Alumni Chapter became knownthroughout the country as the "Flagship ofthe Fleet."

Elder Watson Diggsenrolled at Howard Universityin 1909, but transferred toIndiana University in 1910.He earned his first degree at

C -^f the age of 18 and earned aH pr second degree at the age of 25

in 1916. Elder Watson Diggsis regarded as the father of Kappa Alpha PsiFraternity, Inc. Founder Diggs was an educatorwho held teaching and principal positionsin several public school systems throughoutIndiana. Following his death, in 1947, theIndianapolis school board renamed a schoolto honor his memory. Founder Diggs was thefirst Grand Polemarch of the Fraternity andserved in that capacity for the first six years ofits existance. His extra meritorious contributionsto the Fraternity earned him the first LaurelWreath of Kappa Alpha Psi, its highest award,in 1924. The Fraternity's second highest awardis named in his honor.

Byron Kenneth Armstrongenrolled at HowardUniversity in 1909 where hemet Founder Diggs. Bothwere asked to join anotherFraternity, but declinedthe invitation. FounderArmstrong transferred

with Diggs to Indiana in the fall of 1910. AtIndiana, Founder Armstrong studied philosophy,mathematics, and sociology, and earned an ABdegree in Economics (1913). He also earned anMA degree from Columbia University (1914)and a PhD from the University of Michigan(1940). Founder Armstrong was a professor atcolleges in Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Missouri,and Oklahoma. Founder Armstrong wasinstrumental in the formation of several chaptersof the Fraternity. In 1936, the Fraternityconferred its sixth Laurel Wreath upon himfor his contributions to the development ofthe Kappa Alpha Nu. The Byron KennethArmstrong Award of the Kappa Alpha Psihonors his memory.

MINER TEACHERS COLLEGE(Building)

2565 Georgia Avenue, NWWashington, DC 20059

Miner Teachers College

2Return to Georgia Avenue and continueup the hill to the former Miner TeachersCollege, 2565 Georgia Avenue, NW. This

building was designed in 1913 by prominentWashington architect Leon E. Dessez, whoalso designed the residence of the Vice Presidentof the United States and the Historic KappaHouse.

Between 1879 and 1955 Miner wasWashington's main training school for AfricanAmericans teachers; it was also one of the topinstitutions of its kind in the country. Namedfor Myrtilla Miner, a white woman, the schoolwas founded at 19th and N Streets, NW,as the School for Colored Girls in 1851.It closed in 1860 and reopened in 1863 afterCongress granted a charter as the School forthe Education of Colored Youth. From 1871 to1876, it was associated with Howard University.It became part of the District of Columbiapublic school system as Miner Normal Schoolin 1879.

Lucy Ellen Moten (1851-1933), an 1870graduate of Howard University, served asprincipal of the school from 1883 until 1920.It was under her leadership that Miner NormalSchool became one of the top institutions in thecountry. She oversaw the construction of theGeorgia Avenue building in 1913-1914, designedby Dessez in the Colonial Revival style.

In 1955, Miner Teachers College mergedwith Wilson Teachers College, for white students,to become DC Teachers College, which laterbecame part of the University of the Districtof Columbia.

This architecturally significant building, nowproperty of Howard University, is partially usedto house overflow offices from the AdministrativeBuilding next door, while undergoing restorationthroughout. Planned long-term use is to housethe University's School of Education.

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WILLIAM H. GREENEMEMORIAL STADIUM

6th and Girard Street, NWWashington, DC 20059

William H. Greene Memorial Stadium

William H. Greene

3Continue north two bloeks on GeorgiaAvenue. Turn right on Girard Streetto William H. Greene Memorial

Stadium. This 10,000-seat arena honorsWilliam H. "Stud" Greene, M.D. (1900-1983),a Washington physician and Howard Universitybenefactor. Greene was installed as the GrandPolemarch of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity in1953 and bestowed the Laurel Wreath, thehighest honor of the Fraternity.

Dr. Greene lived by two principles -Achievement and Entertainment. During histenure as Grand Polemarch, he establishedthe Life Membership Program as a way formembers to provide perpetual support to theFraternity. This has become one of the mostpopular programs of the Fraternity. As GrandPolemarch, Dr. Greene visited every chapterof the Fraternity at his own expense. It waswhile traveling west by air that he wrote thefamous Kappa of My Dreams poem. Becauseof his concern and interest in young people,he established the first Kappa Alpha Psi StudentRevolving Loan Fund at Howard University,to which alumni could make tax-deductibledonations. This is an endowment fundfrom which students may borrow to meetemergencies.

Dr. Greene was a consummate supporterof Howard University who had a personalrelationship with Dr. Mordccai W.Johnson,the first black President of Howard Universityand world renowned educator, orator, andpreacher. Dr. Greene was never too busy tosupport his alma mater, Howard. He servedas a member of the Board of Trustees and washighly active as a Trustee Emeritus followinghis retirement from the Board in 1973, until hisdeath. In 1982, the University acknowledgedhis contributions by conferring a Doctor ofHumanities degree upon him. In 1984, TheBison Foundation, Inc. named Dr. Greene aninaugural member of the Bison Hall of Fame.Dr. Greene's funeral attracted more than 2,000people to the Howard Campus, including theDistrict of Columbia Mayor and all membersof the City Council; Kappa Brother WalterE. Fauntroy, DC Delegate to the House ofRepresentatives; and Kappa Brothers LouisStokes, John Conycrs, and Mervyn Dymally,and all other members of the CongressionalBlack Caucus. This tribute recognizedDr. Greene's support of his two great loves,Howard University and Kappa Alpha PsiFraternity.

Louis STOKES HEALTHSCIENCES LIBRARY501 W Street, NW (4th and W)Washington, DC 20059

Louis Stokes Health Sciences Library

Louis Stokes

4Follow Fairmont Street back to GeorgiaAvenue. Turn right and continue north toHarvard Street. Turn right on Harvard

Street and right again on 5th Street. Continuesouth on 5th Street (which becomes 4th Street)and turn right (west) to the Louis StokesHealth Sciences Library, at the corner of4th and W Streets. This library honors LouisStokes, Laurel Wreath Wearer, member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 21stand 11th Districts, 1969-1999. Stokes served onthe House Appropriations Committee, where hewas influential and interested in veteran's issuesand secured funds for historically black collegesand health-care facilities. Stokes also servedas Chairman of the House Select Committeeon Assassinations, charged with investigatingthe murders of President John F. Kennedyand civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.He also served on the House Committee thatinvestigated the Iran-Contra Affair.

The Library serves as a state-of-the-art academicresearch center. It provides support to students,faculty, and staff of Howard University, itsconsortium affliations, and the Mid-AtlanticRegional Health Science Libraries andHospitals. Dedicated to the delivery of qualityaccess to health information, the Library isessential to the teaching, research, and clinicalneeds of the colleges of health sciences and theHoward University Hospital.

SAL HALL STADIUM ATCARDOZO SENIORHIGH SCHOOL1100 Florida Avenue, NWWashington, DC 20009

Sal Hall Stadium

Sal Hall

5The remaining three sites are away fromthe Howard campus. Proceed two blockswest on W Street, turn right (north) onto

Georgia Avenue, then left (west) onto BarryPlace. Continue onto Florida Avenue; at 11thStreet you will see the southeast corner ofSylvester (Sal) Hall Stadium at CardozoSenior High School. Sal Hall (1910-1988)was a Kappa member, respected educator andprincipal, and is also remembered as Cardozo'slegendary football and track and field coach for12 years (1942-48 and 1954-62). His footballteams had perfect seasons in 1948 and 1955.During his tenure they won 105 games,lost 22, and tied 8. Coach Hall's 1952 teamwas voted National Champion with a 9-0 record.It was invited to play a post-season game in theOrange Blossom Classic in Miami, Florida, andhis undefeated 1955 team played in the first citychampionship, after the games were integrated.

In track, Coach Hall's teams won manychampionships. In 1944, his team won the440 Relay Championship of America at thePenn Relays. In 1946, his team won the NationalNegro High School Championship in St. Louis,Missouri. In 1948, the Cardozo 960-yard relayteam set a world record at Madison SquareGarden in New York. In 1986 the stadium wasrenamed the Sal Hall Stadium in his honor.

Cardozo Senior High School

FRANK D. REEVESDISTRICT OF COLUMBIAMUNICIPAL CENTER2000 14th Street, NW(14th and U Streets)Washington, DC 20009

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6Continue west on Florida Avenue until youreach 14th Street, then turn left (south) andproceed two blocks to U Street.

The Frank D. Reeves District ofColumbia Municipal Center is on thecorner of 14th and U Streets. Frank D. Reeves(1916-1973) was a Kappa member, a lawyer, anda civil rights activist. Among the highlights ofReeves's illustrious career were his consultationwith Thurgood Marshall, James Nabrit,George E.G. Hayes, and others to shape thelandmark 1954 Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court case that desegregatedpublic schools; his work with Kappa memberJulian R. Dugas on the companion Boiling v.Sharpe DC Public Schools desegregation case;service on the Democratic National Committee(the first African American to serve); servingas an advisor to President John F. Kennedy;selection for appointment to the three-man panelthat governed the city (he declined); teachingat the Howard University Law School; helpingorganize the Neighborhood Legal ServicesProgram; co-founding the National Conferenceof Black Lawyers; serving as legal counsel tothe Southern Christian Leadership Conference(SCLC); and founding the Joint Center forPolitical Studies. Reeves also helped organizethe 1963 March on Washington and the1968 Poor People's Campaign.

HISTORIC KAPPA HOUSE

1708 S Street, NWWashington, DC 20009

Historic Kappa House

7To reach the last stop on the trail,Historic Kappa House, continuesouth on 14th Street, then turn right on

S Street and proceed just over three blocks to1708 S Street, NW. This has been the home ofthe Washington DC Alumni Chapter, KappaAlpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. since June 4, 1949.

The Georgian style building, designed by LeonE. Dessez, FAIA (1858-1918), was completedin 1908 as a private residence. Dessez was animportant Washington architect responsiblefor a number of private homes and institutionsaround the city. His best-known projects includethe Admiral's Residence at One ObservatoryCircle (today the official residence of the VicePresident of the United States); the iconic MinerTeachers College building on Georgia Avenue;Garfield Memorial Hospital (replaced byWashington Hospital Center); and, during hislater years, the hospital at the Soldiers' Home(now the Armed Forces Retirement Home).

The Washington Chapter involved the HowardUniversity Xi Chapter and the Miner TeachersCollege Beta Kappa Chapter when purchasing1708 S Street, a former dance studio, for$49,000. To commemorate the inclusive natureof the relationship, the brass plaque on thefront door was inscribed with the names of allthree chapters.

To finance the purchase, the Kappas went to theNorth Carolina Mutual Insurance Company,a black-owned insurance company founded byLaurel Wreath Wearer C.C. Spaulding. Privatecontributions provided the funds for the downpayment, remodeling work, and new furnishings.

The purchase of the property helped raise thestatus of the Washington, DC Alumni Chapterand came to symbolize black unity in the midstof a hostile, segregated city. During the JimCrow years, when African Americans had veryfew places to gather for social purposes, thehouse became a focal point for black experience

and activity in DC, and a home away fromhome. In fact, many brothers lived at the housewhile attending college or for short periods.Prominent among these are Laurel WreathWearer and Congressman John Conyers, aswell as Laurel Wreath Wearer and formerUrban League President John E.Jacob. Othersvisited the House daily for fellowship, businessmeetings, and strategic and community meetingsaddressing critical social justice issues. Historyreveals a long list of members who impactedpolitics and the struggle for equality, as well asthe fields of education, medicine, government,and the arts. Their enlightened contributionsnot only provide inspiration for today, but serveas a bridge from the past to the present.

The elegant Kappa Kastle, as it was sometimescalled, was a social success and also gained areputation as a glamorous setting for parties,weddings, and receptions.

\Vith alumni chapters of Alpha Phi AlphaFraternity occupying a property diagonallyacross the street and Alpha Kappa AlphaSorority later purchasing a property adjacentto the Kappa House, the intersection of NewHampshire Avenue and S Street, NW, becameknown as Black Fraternity Row, as well asthe toast of Pan Hellenic organizations inWashington, DC. Today, only Kappa AlphaPsi retains a presence at that intersection.However, the headquarters for the Delta SigmaTheta and Zeta Phi Beta Sororities are nearbyon New Hampshire Avenue.

Located in the Dupont Circle Historic District,the Historic Kappa House is recognizedfor the historical significance of the property,its classic architecture, events and programsassociated with it, and the accomplishments ofthe Chapter members who contributed to therich history and culture of the Washington, DCcommunity and the Nation.

OTHER SITESOF INTEREST

A. Founders Library andMoorland-Spingarn Research Center

500 Howard Place, NWHoward University CampusWashington, DC 20059

The Founders Library, completed in 1939, isthe center of intellectual life on the HowardUniversity campus and a proud monument tohope and achievement. Albert I. Cassell, FAIA(1895-1969) was the architect of FoundersLibrary and several of the most prominentstructures on the Howard University campus.The Founders Library is the main componentof a continually evolving Howard UniversityLibrary (HUL) system. Its traditional resources

of print materials are supplemented with a richand expanding digital component. The HULwebsite (www.howard.edu/library) is a virtuallibrary of local and global resources, providingaccess to thousands of full-text journals,bibliographic databases, reference tools, datafiles and multimedia.

The Founders Library houses the UniversityMuseum and the Moorland-Spingarn ResearchCenter, which collects, preserves, organizes,and makes available for research a wide rangeof resources chronicling the Black experience.Among these is an exhibit at the entrance ofthe Library of images from the award-winninghistory of Howard University, The Long Walk:The Place Making Legacy of Howard University. Co-authored by Kappa brother, Professor and DeanHarry G. Robinson, III, FAIA, with ProfessorHazel Ruth Ldwards, this book documents thecampus's evolution from the purchase of the first150 acres to the University's acquisition of itscurrent holdings. The Long Walk also marks thefirst time the physical environment of HowardUniversity's main campus has been the subjectof extensive research. The television versionof The Long Walk, produced by WHUT, wonan international video award, in competitionwith 2,867 entries from 48 states, the Districtof Columbia, and 11 other countries. The250-page coffee table book and video areavailable for purchase at the University BookStore located at 2225 Georgia Avenue, NW,Washington, DC 20059.

B. George E.G. Hayes Residence1722 S Street, NWWashington, DC 20009

George E.G. Hayes, Kappa brother, was anattorney and civil rights activist, and member ofthe team of lawyers who argued the landmarkschool desegregation cases before the U. S.Supreme Court in 1954. Hayes's involvementin the burgeoning civil rights movement

George E. C. Hayes, Thurgood Marshall, James Nabriton the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court

began in the 1940s when, as a member of theDistrict of Columbia Board of Education from1945 to 1949, he worked to desegregate theschools in the nation's capital. Through thiswork, he met the National Association for theAdvancement of Colored People (NAACP)lawyers who were mounting desegregationbattles in other states. Their work culminatedin the U. S. Supreme Court's landmark 1954decision in Brown v. Board of Education. Hayeswas one of five NAACP lawyers, along withThurgood Marshall and James Nabrit, Jr., whoconvinced the High Court that segregationin public schools was unconstitutional. TheBrown decision, repudiating the long-established"separate-but-equal" doctrine, marked thebeginning of the end of segregation in all publicaccommodations.

\ E. C. Hayes, Thurgood Marshall, James Nabrit

on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court

C. Armond W. Scott Residence1922 11th Street, NWWashington, DC 20009

JudgeArmond W. Scott(1873-1960),known as theDean of the DCMunicipal Court,received the seventhLaurel Wreathconferredby the Fraternityand was the firstEastern Province

Member to receive this honor.He worked his way through Biddle University(nowJohnson C. Smith University) inCharlotte, N.C., and earned a law degree atShaw University in Raleigh, N.C. He wasadmitted to the bar at age 21. Scott practicedlaw in Wilmington, N.C., but left hastily after arace riot. He eventually launched a successful38-year practice which led to his appointmentto the District of Columbia Municipal Court in1935. When President Franklin D. Rooseveltnominated him for the judgeship, the SenateJudiciary Committee unanimously endorsedhim. The United States Senate confirmed hisappointment by acclamation, the first such inover 40 years. His service on the judicial benchcontinued through the Truman and EisenhowerAdministrations. Known as the Dean of theMunicipal Court, Judge Scott pushed forhumane treatment for those suffering withalcoholism and greater use of probation.

D. James (Biff) Carter Residence1816 Taylor Street, NWWashington, DC 20011

James (Biff) Carter(1924-1999), Kappamember, was a nativeWashingtonian whograduated fromHoward Universityin 1949 with a BADegree, from NewYork University in1951 with an MA,and later receivedan Honorary

Doctorate. He began his teaching career atRandall Junior High School, continued atHart Junior High School, where he advancedto Assistant Principal, then became Principalfirst at Phelps Senior High School and then atBallou Senior High School. While at Phelps,Biff was a highly successful football coach andalso served as mentor and inspirational guide tomany students there. This same quality was thehallmark of his successful tenure as Principal atBallou. His knowledge and masterful teachingof leadership skills led to his being sought as aconsultant and advisor to the U.S. Departmentof Education. He was frequently called as anexpert witness before Congressional Committeesconcerned with educational issues. He later puthis knowledge and skills to work in the office ofCongressman John Conyers, Jr. Biff developedand organized the Annual Kappa on Capitol HillLegislative Conference. Renamed in his honor, thisconference convenes hundreds of participantsfor two and a half days of legislative seminarsand meetings with Senators and Representatives.The James "Biff" Carter Legislative Conference hasproven to be highly effective in addressing therange of legislative issues of special concern tounderserved African American communities.James (Bill) Carter has been conferred theElder Watson Diggs Award, the Fraternity'ssecond highest honor.

E. Frank D. Reeves Residence7760 16"'Street, NWWashington, DC 20012

Frank D. Reeves (1916-1973) was a Kappamember, a lawyer, and a civil rights activist.Among the highlights of Reeves's illustriouscareer were his consultation with ThurgoodMarshall, James Nabrit, George E.G. Hayes,and others to shape the landmark 1954 Brownv. Board of Education Supreme Court casethat desegregated public schools; his workwith Kappa member Julian R. Dugas on thecompanion Boiling v. Sharpe DC Public Schoolsdesegregation case; service on the DemocraticNational Committee (the first African Americanto serve); serving as an advisor to PresidentJohn E Kennedy; selection for appointment tothe three-man panel that governed the city (hedeclined); teaching at the Howard UniversityLaw School; helping organize the NeighborhoodLegal Services Program; co-founding theNational Conference of Black Lawyers; servingas legal counsel to the Southern ChristianLeadership Conference (SGLC); and foundingthe Joint Center for Political Studies. Reeves alsohelped organize the 1963 March on Washingtonand the 1968 Poor People's Campaign.

NATIONAL PAN-HELLENICCOUNCIL NEIGHBORS

Former Location -Mu LambdaAlumni Chapter,Alpha Phi AlphaFraternity, Inc.

1800 New Hampshire Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20009

Former Location -Xi Omega Chapter,Alpha Kappa AlphaSorority. Inc.

1751 New Hampshire Avenue, NW

Washington, DC, 20009

Delta Sigma Theta

Sorority, Inc.NationalHeadquarters

1707 New Hampshire Avenue, NWWashington, DC 20009

Phi BetaSorority, Inc.NationalHeadquarters

Photo Credits:

Cover - Washington, DC Alumni ChapterKappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Archives

Inside Front Cover — Cardozo High School- Washingtoniana Division, D. C. Public Library,Historic Kappa House — Scurlock Studio

Others— Courtesy of the Library of Congress orby James E. Pittman

Page 4 - By James E. Pittman

Page 6 — Moorland-Spmgarn Research Center,Howard University Archives, and by James E. Pittman

Page 9 - Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Archives

Page 10 - By James E Pittman

1734 New Hampshire Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20009

Page 12 - Office of University Communications,Howard University, and Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity,Inc. Archives

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Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Archives

Page 16- By Charles A. Howard, Kappa Alpha PsiFraternity, Inc. Archives, and James E. Pittman.

Page 18 - By James E. Pittman andStar Collection, DC Public Library: © Washington Post

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Page 23 — Moorland-Spingarn Research Center,Howard University Archives and by James E. Pittman

Page 25 — By James E. Pittman and courtesy ofthe Library of Congress

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Map - By Jerome Cookson

ACKNOWLEDGMENTSTewodros (Teddy) Abebe

Assistant ArchivistMoorland-Spingarn Research Center

Howard University

Mara CherkaskyHistorian and Writer for Heritage Programs

Cultural Tourism DC

Patsy FletcherCommunity Outreach Coordinator

DC Historic Preservation Office

Faye HaskinsPhoto Librarian

Washingtoniana DivisionDC Public Library

Kerry Ann Hamilton, Ph.D.Media Relations Manager

Office of University CommunicationsHoward University

E. Renee IngrainPresident-Founder

African American Preservation Foundation, Inc.

Troy PainterProperty ManagerDelbe Real Estate

Elizabeth PauletteGraphic Designer

RGM IncorporatedMarketing-Communications

Project TeamJames E. Pittman

Project Coordinator and Author

Charles A. HowardProject Treasurer & Historian, Photographer

Harry G. Robinson, IIIFAIA, Project Expert Advisor

David HardrickHonorary Co-Chair

Robert L. Jenkins, Esq.Honorary Co-Chair

Harrington D. Scott, IHonorary Co-Chair

Roswell A. Taylor, Jr.Honorary Co-Chair

TheFOOTSTEPS OF ACHIEVEMENT:

THE HISTORICKAPPA HERITAGE TRAIL

brochure has been fundedby a matching grant fromthe Humanities Council

of Washington, DC,an affiliate of

the National Endowmentfor the Humanities, the DC Historic

Preservation Office, and the DCCommission on the Arts and Humanities.

councilO F W A S H I N G T O N , D C

The Historic Kappa House RestorationFoundation is a non-profit, tax-exempt,

Section 50 1 (c)(3) organization, which operatesin partnership with the Washington DC Alumni

Chapter, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.for the purpose of preserving, restoring, andmaintaining the Historic Kappa House for

public view and appreciation.

HISTORIC KAPPA HOUSE RESTORATIONFOUNDATION(HKHRF)

P.O. Box 55274WASHINGTON, DC 20040

email: WACKappa@aol.comwww.HistoricKappaHouseDC.org

"Dedicated to the Preservation ofa Prized National Treasure"