Huron, Amanda
Person
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Howard Croft interview, 2018-07-17
File
Identifier: dcpl_dcohc006_02.wav
Scope and Contents
Howard Croft discusses his childhood in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, attending Duquesne University and Columbia University, moving to Washington, D.C., involvement with anti-poverty groups and community organizing, his career as a professor at Federal City College (now the University of the Distoric of Columbia), his innovative and expereiment approach to education, his work with the Lorton Prison College Program, his work with faculty and city-wide unioniziation, and his work with the Service...
Dates:
2018-07-17
Lawrence Bradford interview, 2018-07-04
File
Identifier: dcpl_dcohc006_01.wav
Scope and Contents
Lawrence Bradford discusses his childhood growing up in Happy Hollow, Adams Morgan, Washingonton, D.C., early experiences with segregation, attending Federal City College (now the University of the District of Columbia) to study computer information, his campus extracurricular activities including basketball and student government, his involvement in community organizing for racial equality, his career at Washington Techinal Instiute and the University of the District of Columbia, and his...
Dates:
2018-07-04
Raymond Henderson interview, 2018-07-02
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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc006_03.wav
Scope and Contents
Raymond Henderson, a native of Washington, D.C., discusses his childhood mostly spent in the Anacostia neighborhood, attending different elementary and junior high schools before dropping out of high school to join the Marine Corps at the age of 17, his experiences during the Vietnam War, earning his GED and enrolling in Federal City College (now the University of the District of Columbia) to study political science, the evlution of his political conscieness and his involvment with student...
Dates:
2018-07-02
Series 6: Federal City College Oral History Project, 2018
Series
Identifier: dcpl_dcohc006
Scope and Contents
This project documents the history of Federal City College (FCC), an experiment in public higher education for the people of Washington, D.C.
Dates:
2018
Vanella Crawford interview, 2018-07-11
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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc006_04.wav
Scope and Contents
Vanella Crawford, a native of Washington, D.C., discusses her family history, living in public housing before moving to the Columbia Height neighborhood, attending Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee and then enrolling in the first class at Federal City College (now the University of the District of Columbia), her awakening the the catholic faith and political awareness, traveling to Europe and Africa as part of Experiments in International Living program, her family's concerns about...
Dates:
2018-07-11
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