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Brookland

neighborhood, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Brookland is a neighborhood in Northeast Washington, D.C.. It was developed between 1887 and 1901 on land that was formerly the estate of Col. Jehiel Brooks. Brookland is home to several significant institutions, including the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, the Franciscan Monastery, and the Catholic University of America. During the 1950s and 1960s, Brookland was one of the neighborhoods where Black and white residents attempted to create integrated communities.123

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