Republic Theater. Photo by Robert H. McNeill/Courtesy Susan McNeill

Published May 7, 2021 - With her new book, millennial D.C. historian Briana Thomas aims to tell the ‘full story’ of U Street

The Republic Theater was one of the prime nightclubs on U Street during its 20th century heyday as a Black cultural mecca. Photo by Robert H. McNeill/Courtesy Susan McNeill

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