Aliyah Thompson

Aliyah is a senior journalism major with a history minor at Howard University from Huntsville, Alabama. She has had a love for history ever since she started researching her family ancestry at age 11. In her spare time, she also enjoys reading, listening to NPR podcasts, watching James Bond movies (both the Daniel Craig and Roger Moore versions) and watching Marvel and DC Comics movies with her younger sister.

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For those who have visited the Arlington National Cemetery, or simply know a lot about its origins, Arlington House is a recognizable feature of the historic site. However, before it became a dedicated national cemetery, it served multiple purposes once it was no longer a plantation both during and after the Civil War.

As Washington, D.C. has become more gentrified, leaving much of its former history and culture behind, mumbo sauce is one aspect of D.C.'s homegrown culture that has managed to stick around. However, even mumbo sauce's place in the shifting scene of D.C. has been challenged in recent years.

Aliyah Thompson

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The Evolution of Arlington House: From Plantation to Military Camp and Freedperson Settlement, to National Cemetery

Mumbo Sauce: Is It Really 'Quintessential' D.C.?

"Like Water and Oil": The Funk-Punk Spectacular That Rocked D.C.

The Mystery of the Antietam Arm

The Forgotten Story of Washington’s First Race Riot

The Less-Known Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

D.C.'s Own "Brown vs Board"

Visit F. Scott Fitzgerald in Rockville -- And Don't Forget a Bottle of Gin