DC Black History Happens Now by DC Black HistoryFebruary 2, 202110:32 am “Person of Interest” feature in Washington History magazine The Colored American newspaper published this portrait of Perry H. Carson in 1902. Courtesy, Library of Congress Perry H. Carson was a powerful African American leader in late 19th-century Southwest Washington, a political maestro whom the Washington Post dubbed “the Titanic leader of the colored race.” Share this:TwitterFacebookLike this:Like Loading...