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  • Students at Howard University celebrate the victory of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama at Howard University on election night in Washington, D.C. (Astrid Riecken/The Washington Times)
  • Monique Hazeur, center, joins others at Busboys and Poets, a cafe/bar in NW Washington D.C., celebrating while watching the Presidential acceptance speech of Barack Obama at an election returns watch party Tuesday, November 4, 2008. (Allison Shelley / The Washington Times)
  • Overjoyed about the win of presidential candidate Barack Obama, students at Howard University take on to celebrate the election of the first African American president in US history on election night in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, November 4, 2008. (Astrid Riecken/The Washington Times)
  • Crowds gather in the street to celebrate the victory of Barack Obama at the corner of 14th and U Sts in NW Washington D.C. (Allison Shelley / The Washington Times)

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By Jennifer Haberkorn

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The crowd inside Ben's Chili Bowl roared with applause as news stations called the District for Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, just after the polls closed at 8 p.m. Tuesday night.

Nearly 100 people crowded into the restaurant to watch Election Day results, which could put the first black man in the White House. Each state called in the Illinois Democrat's favor prompted screams of joy.

The symbolism in this U Street neighborhood the hub of the District's black nightlife and the streets that were decimated in riots 40 years ago wasn't lost on anyone.

"As an African-American woman, I think about all the people before me who died for us to be able to vote, and to see this happening, it's just it's awesome," said Robin Wallace, a 48-year-old D.C. resident.

Bars, clubs and restaurants up and down U Street hosted election night parties many rooting for Mr. Obama. Revelers crowded the street as if it were Saturday night, despite rain, and drivers beeped their horns up and down the street.

It's a far cry from the old image of the U Street neighborhood images of burnt or looted homes and businesses.


The once thriving black neighborhood had been destroyed in riots after the April 1968 assassination of Martin Luther King. But in the past decade, the bars, nightclubs and restaurants have returned, marking a U Street renaissance, just as the nation's first black presidential candidate of a major party has risen to the doorstep of the White House.

Both candidates could make history: Mr. Obama as the first black president and Republican Sen. John McCain and Gov. Sarah Palin as the oldest president and first female vice president.

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