Sources & Works Cited
This page lists all sources referenced and our research draws from historical archives, policy reports, academic studies, community oral histories, and cultural analyses. To maintain transparency and honor the communities whose stories inform this project, we have organized all citations by topic. All references follow the Chicago Manual of Style.
History of Barry Farms – Sources
Barry Farm Redevelopment Team. “History of the Project.” BarryFarmRedevelopment.org. Accessed December 2025.
https://barryfarmredevelopment.org/history-of-the-project/
DC History Center. “Barry Farm.” DC History Virtual Library. Accessed December 2025.
https://dchistory.libguides.com/c.php?g=1246926&p=9124571
DC Legacy Project. “History.” DC Legacy Project. Accessed December 2025.
https://www.dclegacyproject.org/history
DC Policy Center. “Barry Farm and Anacostia: A History.” DC Policy Center. Accessed December 2025.
https://www.dcpolicycenter.org/publications/barry-farm-anacostia-history/
Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum. “Community Activism.” Barry Farm—People and Places. Accessed December 2025.
https://anacostia.si.edu/barryfarm/people-and-places/community-activism
StoryMaps. “Barry Farm Story Map.” ESRI ArcGIS. Accessed December 2025.
https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/b56950c5e014461d887ccbf4a950ec04
The Washington Informer. “Timeline for Barry Farm.” Accessed December 2025.
https://www.washingtoninformer.com/timeline-for-barry-farm/
Wikipedia. “Barry Farm.” Wikipedia. Accessed December 2025.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Farm
Redevelopment Promises – Sources
Bogle, Maryann. “Redevelopment and Public Land Use in Washington, D.C.” Land 8, no. 2 (2019).
https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/8/2/34
Fadulu, Lolade. “Three-Quarters of D.C. Housing Vouchers Go Unused.” Planetizen, August 2022.
https://www.planetizen.com/news/2022/08/118264-three-quarters-dc-housing-vouchers-go-unused
Fadulu, Lolade. “D.C. Housing Voucher Delays Leave Families Waiting.” The Washington Post, October 8, 2023.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/10/08/dc-housing-voucher-delays/
O’Connell, Jonathan. “D.C. Housing Vouchers: Why Many Remain Unused.” The Washington Post, August 12, 2022.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/08/12/dc-housing-vouchers-homeless/
Displacement & Housing Voucher Policies – Sources
DC Fiscal Policy Institute (DCFPI). “Agenda for Ending Displacement.” DCFPI. Accessed December 2025.
https://www.dcfpi.org/all/agenda-for-ending-displacement/
Equal Rights Center. “Voucher Denials and Source of Income Discrimination.” Equal Rights Center. Accessed December 2025.
https://equalrightscenter.org/source-of-income-voucher-denials/
United Planning Organization (UPO). “Affordable Housing in D.C.: Policy Paper 2023.” Washington, DC, 2023.
https://www.upo.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Publications-Policy-Paper-Affordable-Housing-in-DC-2023.pdf
Urban Institute. Strengths and Weaknesses of the Housing Voucher Program. Washington, DC: Urban Institute, 2016.
https://www.urban.org/sites/default/files/publication/64536/900635-Strengths-and-Weaknesses-of-the-Housing-Voucher-Program.pdf
Community & Cultural Comparative Analysis – Sources
AP News. “Southeast D.C. Basketball Culture.” Associated Press. Accessed December 2025.
https://apnews.com/photo-gallery/dc-basketball-sports-washington-southeast-9021ca0a8771fe0f3e8610e1864469a9
Census Reporter. “Census Data Reports.” CensusReporter.org. Accessed December 2025.
https://censusreporter.org
District of Columbia. Open Data Portal. Accessed December 2025.
https://opendata.dc.gov
Foley, R. “Go-Go Music and the Debate Over Gentrification in D.C.” The Kojo Nnamdi Show, April 11, 2019.
https://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2019-04-11/gentrification-and-the-debate-over-go-go-music-in-the-heart-of-shaw/
Georgetown Voice. “The Cultural Impact of Go-Go in D.C.” The Georgetown Voice, February 5, 2022.
https://georgetownvoice.com/2022/02/05/go-go/
GW Today. “Getting to Know the DMV: U Street Corridor.” George Washington University, 2023.
https://gwtoday.gwu.edu/getting-know-dmv-u-street-corridor
KSL. “D.C.’s Changing Music and Cultural Scene.” KSL.com. Accessed December 2025.
https://www.ksl.com/article/46563015
MDPI. “Urban Projects and Cultural Shifts.” Urban Science 8, no. 1 (2024).
https://www.mdpi.com/2313-5778/8/1/9
Smithsonian Institution. “Augmented Reality Tour of Southwest D.C.” Smithsonian Newsdesk. Accessed December 2025.
https://www.si.edu/newsdesk/releases/anacostia-community-museum-launches-augmented-reality-tour-southwest-dc
The Jaxson. “The Black Broadway: U Street’s Cultural Legacy.” The Jaxson Magazine. Accessed December 2025.
https://www.thejaxsonmag.com/article/the-black-broadway-washington-dcs-u-street
U Street Historic District. Wikipedia. Accessed December 2025.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U_Street_(Washington,_D.C.)
Wilson Center. “D.C. Cultural Evolution.” Wilson Center. Accessed December 2025.
https://www.wilsoncenter.org/microsite/8/node/87886
St. John’s CME Church, Community Teacher & Community Oral Histories – Sources
Lady Thomas. Oral history interview, St. John Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, Washington, D.C., November 2025.
Catherine E. O'Neal
Marilyn O'Neal
Walter Plush
Marilyn Thomas
Community Teacher
Jerald Tharpe (Educator, Community Activist, Linguist), Oral Interview, Frank. W Ballou Senior High School, Washington D.C., Octovber 2025
Community Members Oral
They wish to remain anonymous