This week, protestors from around the country come to Washington, DC in a movement called “Take Back the Capitol.” Their destination, the National Mall, has become a familiar path of protest. The District’s historic neighborhoods have also seen protests, rallies, and marches, and Cultural Tourism DC’s Neighborhood Heritage Trails detail many of these moments. Geographic sites and a timeline of protests in the nation's capital are below.

Charlie Brotman is a native Washingtonian who went to McKinley Tech High School and now resides in Takoma Park. He became the voice for baseball’s Washington Senators at Griffith Stadium. The stadium stood on Georgia Ave. until 1965 and played host to the Senators, Homestead Grays, Redskins, and more. Find more information about the stadium on the Georgia Ave./ Pleasant Plains Heritage Trail.

Jason Powell doesn’t just think about the past, he takes pictures of it.

This history buff turned “cameraist,” as he calls himself, looks at Washington through a dual lens: that of his own camera and scenes captured in historic photographs. From the National Mall to some of the city’s historic neighborhoods, he creates a modern frame for historical moments.