51 statehood, Black history, and social justice themed murals in Washington, DC

As you’ve gotten out and about in the city more, you may have noticed some new murals throughout each ward. A bit of back story on that– the murals were commissioned by Mayor Muriel Bowser who requested the murals be completed by June 26, 2020 which was the day the U.S. House of Representatives voted on D.C. statehood for the first time in a generation. The summer of 2020 we spent a few days locating most of the murals which provided for a fun scavenger hunt of sorts around DC. My kids loved keeping track of how many we saw as well as discussing what each portrayed and what they meant and choosing favorites. We have put together the addresses of the murals below and won’t spoil it for you completely with a bunch of photos, but know that some locations may have 5 murals while another may only have 1. Enjoy!

The murals can be found at the address below, we grouped them together if they are near another mural to save you time.

620 T Street NW (near Howard University)
201 Bryant Street NW

1351 Wisconsin Avenue NW (Georgetown)
2810 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
2309 Wisconsin Avenue NW (Glover Park)

4608 14th Street NW

1725 West Virginia Avenue NE (Trinidad)
1310 Childress Street NE
640 10th Street NE (H St. Corridor)
1333 H Street NE

801 West Virginia Avenue SE

1350 49th Street NE

2700 South Capitol Street SE