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Source: The Dispatch

6/4/2020

Ben’s Chili Bowl Founder on Civil Unrest—In 1968 and Today

The iconic DC restaurant "became a safe and neutral space for people to meet when things were really hot elsewhere in the city,” says co-founder Virginia Ali.

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Ben’s Chili Bowl Founder on Civil Unrest—In 1968 and Today