Edward Leslie, Sr. (1917-2013) and Dorothy Hamm (1919-2004)
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Subject of Research
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Edward Leslie, Sr. (1917-2013) and Dorothy Hamm (1919-2004)
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Story
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November 2019: Edward Leslie Hamm, Sr. (1917-2013) and his wife, Dorothy Bigelow Hamm (1919-2004) were longtime residents of Hall’s Hill, dedicated to seeing the advancement of their local community and the African American community at large through their professional and personal lives (Hamm 2019; Jones 2018:73). For 15 years the Hamms have been involved in just about every phase of the civil rights struggle in Arlington, not to mention the fact that they as much as anyone are responsible for the neighborhood conservation program…Determined to change their neighborhood as well as the world, they joined everything, lent their time and effort and money to any project. The NAACP, Mount Salvation Church, the Arlington Council on Human Rights, Norther Virginia Fair Housing, Hurelco (a land development company that is color blind), the County Advisory Committee on Health and Welfare, the County Neighborhood Conservation Committee, the League of Women Voters, the John M. Langston Citizens Association (she is outgoing president), and many more. (Buchard 1969)
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People
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Edward Leslie, Sr. (1917-2013)
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Dorothy Hamm (1919-2004)
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Place
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1900 North Cameron Street; Arlington, VA 22207