Photo courtesy of Afaa Michael Weaver, courtesy E. Ethelbert Miller
Ahmos Zu-Bolton II was an activist, teacher, playwright, and the author of three books of poems. He founded Energy BlackSouth Press, edited the literary journal Hoo-Doo, and co-edited an innovative journal on cassette tape called Black Box. He co-edited an anthology (with E. Ethelbert Miller), called Synergy D.C. (1975).
After working at Howard University in the early 1970s, Zu-Bolton took teaching jobs at Xavier University, Delgado College, and Tulane University. His poetry books are A Niggered Amen (1975), No Spring Chicken (1998), and 1946 (2002).
The Homes
1908 Florida Ave. NW, Washington, DC (President Madison Apartments)
Originally called the Cordova Apartments, this building was financed by John Roll McLean, then publisher of the Washington Post. The land was previously Holmead’s Burying Ground, in use from 1794 through 1874. Most of the remains were reinterred at Graceland Cemetery and Rock Creek Cemetery. One of the largest and most prominent cemeteries in the city, it was also sometimes referred to as Western Burial Ground. The apartment building was one of the first major buildings to be placed on the reclaimed land.
3301 Hewitt Avenue, Apartment 501, Wheaton, MD (Hermitage Woods Apartments)
1010 Quebec Terrace, Apartment 303, Silver Spring, MD (Quebec Terrace Apartments)
Ahmos Zu-Bolton II
1908 Florida Ave. NW
Located in Dupont Circle neighborhood, Northwest - East of Rock Creek