Description Local policy in the nation\'s capital has always influenced national politics.
In the aftermath of this process, memories of voting and citizenship rights inspired a new generation of Washingtonians to restore local government in their city and lay the foundatio.
But when congressmen abolished local governance in the 1870s, they set the precedent for southern disfranchisement.
During Reconstruction, Black Washingtonians were first to exercise their new franchise.
Description Local policy in the nation\'s capital has always influenced national politics