Emmett J. Scott, who lived at 239 Florida Ave NW: served as Special Advisor for Black Affairs to the Secretary of War during WWI and later served as Secretary-Treasurer of @HowardU

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Emmett J. Scott served as Special Advisor for Black Affairs to the Secretary of War during WWI and later served as Secretary-Treasurer of @HowardU. He lived at 239 Florida Ave NW in #BloomingdaleDC & #OurWard5. #BlackHistoryMonth #Ward5BlackHistory pic.twitter.com/6cKCJmNNbT

— CM McDuffie's Office (@CM_McDuffie) February 14, 2018