Chocolate City: A History of Race and Democracy in the Nation's CapitalMonumental in scope and vividly detailed, Chocolate City tells the tumultuous, four century story of race and democracy in our nation's capital. Emblematic of the ongoing tensions between America's expansive democratic promises and its enduring racial realities, Washington often has served as a national battleground for contentious issues, including slavery, segregation, civil rights, the drug war, and gentrification. But D. C. is more than just a