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*The District of Columbia did not attract much overseas immigration during the nineteenth century, but a '''large transient population''' came from all parts of the nation to work as '''government officials and congressional staffers'''. Permanent residents also came from all of the states, but especially from the '''middle Atlantic region''' and from the '''upper tier of southern states'''. | *The District of Columbia did not attract much overseas immigration during the nineteenth century, but a '''large transient population''' came from all parts of the nation to work as '''government officials and congressional staffers'''. Permanent residents also came from all of the states, but especially from the '''middle Atlantic region''' and from the '''upper tier of southern states'''. | ||
*African Americans constituted African American. Slavery was abolished in the District of Columbia in 1862. | *African Americans constituted African American. Slavery was abolished in the District of Columbia in 1862. | ||
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[[Category:Washington, D.C., United States|Emigration and Immigration]][[Category:United States Emigration and Immigration|1]] | [[Category:Washington, D.C., United States|Emigration and Immigration]][[Category:United States Emigration and Immigration|1]] | ||