Series 35: We Are Penn Branch DC Oral History Project, 2021
Scope and Contents
D.C. Oral History Collaborative (DCOHC) is a citywide initiative to train community members in oral history skills, fund new and ongoing oral history projects, connect volunteers with oral history projects, and publicize existing oral history collections. DCOHC is a project of DC Public Library, HumanitiesDC, and the Historical Society of Washington, D.C. This collection contains oral history interviews, transcripts, and indexes produced by DCOHC grantees.
Dates
- Creation: 2021
Creator
- Grant, Paul (Person)
- Middleton-Grant, Tracey (Person)
- Ascender Films, Inc. (Person)
Language of Materials
English
Extent
From the Collection: 1.13 Terabytes
Abstract
This oral history project documented the personal narratives of the first generation of African Americans who integrated Penn Branch, a neighborhood of approximately 550 single-family homes in southeast Washington, D.C. (Ward 7), between 1960 and 1968. The Penn Branch neighborhood east of the Potomac River is bound by Pennsylvania Avenue SE to the south, Pope Branch Park and Pope Creek to the north, Branch Avenue to the west, and Fort Davis Park to the east. It is the sister neighborhood to Hillcrest, which is proudly considered by many to be 'the best kept secret in DC.'
Repository Details
Part of the The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library Repository