Hattie Sewell Short Film Premiere @ Peirce Mill

Peirce Mill in Rock Creek Park 2401 Tilden St NW, Washington

Hattie Sewell was an African American woman who ran the teahouse at Peirce Mill exactly 100 years ago. But a prominent neighbor, E.S. Newman, complained that Peirce Mill had become “a rendezvous for colored people, soon developing into a nuisance.” Her contract was terminated in October 1921. A 30-minute documentary about Sewell will premiere at […]