Bugün öğrendim ki: Amerika'da Yeniden Yapılanma Çağını sona erdiren ve Ayrımcılık yasalarını başlatan 1877 Wormley Anlaşması, Washington DC'deki ünlü Wormley's Hotel'de gerçekleşti. Otelin kendisi Siyah milyoner James T. Wormley'e aitti.

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**Wormley's Hotel** was a five-story hotel at 1500 H Street, NW, [Washington, DC](/wiki/Washington,_D.C. "Washington, DC") It was opened in 1871. The hotel was owned by [James Wormley](/wiki/James_Wormley "James Wormley"), a free-born black man who had spent time in Europe learning fine culinary skills. The hotel became a hub for both local and foreign government officials. The hotel was the site of the Wormley Agreement, which led to the [Compromise of 1877](/wiki/Compromise_of_1877 "Compromise of 1877") and the election of President [Rutherford B. Hayes](/wiki/Rutherford_B._Hayes "Rutherford B. Hayes"). James Wormley died in 1884 and his last took over the business until he sold it in 1893. The hotel was later demolished and the Union Trust Company built on its site in 1906.[1][2]