Smith, Frank, Jr., 1942-
Person
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Dr. Frank Smith, Jr. interview, 2022-12-28
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Identifier: rwhc_ohp_2022_008.wav
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In this oral history interview, Dr. Frank Smith, Jr. discusses his life and experiences moving from Newnan, Georgia, to Washington, DC, in 1968. Dr. Smith talks about his early life in Newnan, his time at Morehouse College in Atlanta, and his involvement in the Civil Rights Movement, first in Atlanta and later in Holly Springs, Mississippi. Dr. Smith also talks about how he met his wife and their move to Washington, DC, in 1968. Turning to life in Washington, Dr. Smith talks about his work...
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Other: 2022-12-28
Frank Smith English index, 2022-09-26
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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc049_02_ind_eng.pdf
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In this interview, Dr. Smith reflects on his arrival in Washington, D.C. in the late 1960s after working for several years as a voting rights organizer in Mississippi during the civil rights movement, as well as how he became a community leader and organizer in Adams Morgan in northwest D.C. He discusses his work as a housing organizer with Black tenants on Seaton Street in Adams Morgan, which led to a larger effort to challenge Perpetual Bank and its redlining policies in Adams Morgan and...
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2022-09-26
Frank Smith English transcript, 2022-09-26
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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc049_02_tra_eng.pdf
Abstract
In this interview, Dr. Smith reflects on his arrival in Washington, D.C. in the late 1960s after working for several years as a voting rights organizer in Mississippi during the civil rights movement, as well as how he became a community leader and organizer in Adams Morgan in northwest D.C. He discusses his work as a housing organizer with Black tenants on Seaton Street in Adams Morgan, which led to a larger effort to challenge Perpetual Bank and its redlining policies in Adams Morgan and...
Dates:
2022-09-26
Frank Smith interview, 2022-09-26
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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc049_02.mp3
Abstract
In this interview, Dr. Smith reflects on his arrival in Washington, D.C. in the late 1960s after working for several years as a voting rights organizer in Mississippi during the civil rights movement, as well as how he became a community leader and organizer in Adams Morgan in northwest D.C. He discusses his work as a housing organizer with Black tenants on Seaton Street in Adams Morgan, which led to a larger effort to challenge Perpetual Bank and its redlining policies in Adams Morgan and...
Dates:
2022-09-26
Frank Smith Spanish index, 2022-09-26
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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc049_02_ind_spa.pdf
Abstract
In this interview, Dr. Smith reflects on his arrival in Washington, D.C. in the late 1960s after working for several years as a voting rights organizer in Mississippi during the civil rights movement, as well as how he became a community leader and organizer in Adams Morgan in northwest D.C. He discusses his work as a housing organizer with Black tenants on Seaton Street in Adams Morgan, which led to a larger effort to challenge Perpetual Bank and its redlining policies in Adams Morgan and...
Dates:
2022-09-26
Frank Smith Spanish transcript, 2022-09-26
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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc049_02_tra_spa.pdf
Abstract
In this interview, Dr. Smith reflects on his arrival in Washington, D.C. in the late 1960s after working for several years as a voting rights organizer in Mississippi during the civil rights movement, as well as how he became a community leader and organizer in Adams Morgan in northwest D.C. He discusses his work as a housing organizer with Black tenants on Seaton Street in Adams Morgan, which led to a larger effort to challenge Perpetual Bank and its redlining policies in Adams Morgan and...
Dates:
2022-09-26