Herring Hill

Prominent Members of Georgetown's African American Community

Pope Family Ties to Herring Hill

The Pope family had strong ties to the Herring Hill Community, they contributed to the infrastructure of its early black establishment:

Prominent Pastors of Mt. Zion United Methodist Church

Discoveries collected from archival newspaper research on Mt. Zion United Methodist Church's Pastors:

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Research Conducted by Thomas Temesgen

Research Conducted by Anya Duffy

Community Member Profiles

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Research conducted by Simone Hinton

The Life of J. T. Beason

A brief profile of J.T. Beason by Jack Watkins

Longtime officer of Mount Zion Church, as a secretary and a Reverend, was very involved in his community and part of many projects. Part of the Mason Order, was the Grand Architect of Mount Mariah church and a leader of the Pythagoras Lodge. Was a publicly active figure in the community, being the officiator of many weddings and funerals in the western D.C. area. He also engaged himself as part of many Church groups and committees, notably a group trying to raise funds to continue the works of the D.C. Y.M.C.A. and one of the head organizers of both the Fiftieth and Eightieth anniversaries of Mount Zion Baptist Church.

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