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By Melissa Noel ·Updated April 7, 2023
When the White House began hosting its annual Easter egg roll in 1878, Black people were not allowed to attend.
Beginning in 1891, many African American families began to gather at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Zoo the Monday after Easter. The practice, known as Easter Monday, started as a pseudo-holiday for Black domestic workers who were barred from attending the traditional White House
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