Pittsburgh was closer to cities on the Atlantic coast with large black populations, cities such as New York, Washington,D.C.and Baltimore.

VOA: special.2010.03.28

Barbara Klein has more. The museum at Ford's Theatre was created to show Abraham Lincoln's life, and death,in Washington,D.C.

VOA: special.2009.07.24

An A is worth four points, a B three points, a C two points and a D one point.

VOA: special.2009.03.05

The D.C.Commission on the Arts and Humanities has asked him to create large paintings on the walls of buildings.

VOA: special.2010.03.19

At the National Gallery of Art in Washington,D.C., you can see a colorful and expressive print called "Revolt on the Amistad."

VOA: special.2009.09.02

He is most famous for designing central park in New York City and the grounds around the capitol building in Washington,D.C.

VOA: special.2009.11.16

This week: We play music by Somali-born hip-hop artist K'naan, And answer a listener question about the nation's capital,Washington,D.C.

VOA: special.2009.03.20

Avenue "A" was for assault, "B" was for battery, "C" was for coma and "D" was for death.

VOA: special.2009.04.27

They include the New York Public Library, the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington,D.C., and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

VOA: special.2009.08.28

The museum is the only permanent exhibit organized by the Smithsonian Institution outside Washington,D.C., and New York City.

VOA: special.2010.05.12

So begins the novel that takes Langdon hunting and hurrying around Washington,D.C., through museums,monuments and government buildings.

VOA: special.2009.10.09

Guided tours of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing are a popular activity for visitors to Washington,D.C.

VOA: special.2010.11.15

"By two thousand and twenty, C.O.P.D.will likely be the third leading cause of death across the world."

VOA: special.2009.06.23

And,we visit the Albert Einstein Planetarium at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington,D.C.

VOA: special.2010.09.29

In Washington,D.C.,alone two theaters perform the plays of Shakespeare and other writers of his time.

VOA: special.2010.01.13

Last month, Ann Patchett spoke at Politics and Prose, a bookstore in Washington D.C.

VOA: special.2011.07.13

Major donors to the festival include the Helen Ruth Henderson Foundation, the states of Kuwait and Qatar and the United Arab Emirates Embassy in Washington D.C.

VOA: special.2009.03.11

And by then, it will be time for another National Book Festival in Washington,D.C.

VOA: special.2009.10.12

And,programs like D.C.'s Green Summer Job Corps will help to fill the need.

VOA: special.2009.09.04

Most American colleges and universities use the grading system of A,B,C,D and F.

VOA: special.2009.03.05

The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund will meet in Washington,D.C.

VOA: special.2009.04.24

They are known as vitamins A, the B group,C,D,E and K.

VOA: special.2009.04.21

Today,the X-15 hangs in the Air and Space Museum in Washington,D.C.

VOA: special.2010.07.07

He brought professional basketball and hockey to his hometown of Washington,D.C.

VOA: special.2009.12.27