This golf course tells a bigger story than people realize

In this video, we take a closer look at the Langston Golf Course, built in 1939 because Black golfers were shut out of public courses in Washington, D.C.

But African Americans took a segregated space and turned it into something else. They turned it into a safe space—a place to build community. It was here that figures like Joe Louis, Cab Calloway, and Muhammad Ali spent their free time, and where generations of Black golfers learned the game.

Now, some fear this history may be erased as questions surrounding the site’s future remain unanswered. All of this raises an important question: what happens to spaces like this—spaces shaped by both oppression and racial uplift—when outsiders insist this history is no longer relevant or valuable?

In tomorrow’s essay, I explore these questions more deeply. For now, you can watch the corresponding video below:

Tomorrow, we’ll take a deeper dive into the history behind it.

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