Adams Morgan Organization
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The Adams Morgan Organization (AMO) was a neighborhood community group based in Adams Morgan, Washington, DC. AMO was founded in the 1972 and its slogan was "Unity in Diversity."[1] In 1976, after a spate of evictions, AMO helped create a community land trust along with tenant organizations in the area.[2] AMO organized against harmful urban renewal projects and real-estate speculation in DC.[3][4] In 1974, AMO also helped the neighborhood reclaim derelict land as "Community Park West," which is now named after AMO organizer Walter Peirce.[5][6][1][7]
AMO was part of a movement toward hyperlocal neighborhood government, especially in DC where this movement was institutionalized in the system of Advisory Neighborhood Commissioners after the passage of the DC Home Rule Act.[8]
Further reading
- "The Adams Morgan Organization and Black Power in D.C. (1972 – Present) By Marie Nahikian". Black Power Chronicles. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
- Lloyd, James M. (1 November 2016). "Fighting Redlining and Gentrification in Washington, D.C.: The Adams-Morgan Organization and Tenant Right to Purchase". Journal of Urban History. 42 (6): 1091–1109. doi:10.1177/0096144214566975. ISSN 0096-1442.
- Kumfer, Timothy (20 November 2023). ""Who's Going to Own Adams Morgan?" The Battle Against "Reverse Blockbusting" in 1970s Washington, DC". The Metropole. Retrieved 21 January 2026.