Langston Renaissance

Langston Golf Course, opened in June 1939, is significant for its symbolic association with the development and desegregation of public golfing and recreational facilities in the greater Washington D.C. area and with the growth of golf as a popular recreational and professional sport for African Americans.

The course served as a focal point for Black golfers in their effort, first to encourage the development of golfing facilities for Black players and, later, to ensure equal access to, and equal quality of, recreational facilities operated by the National Park Service. The Langston Renaissance represents a major effort in revitalizing this historic golf course and surrounding community while carrying on the traditions of its past into the 21st Century.