Dr. Adrienne Petty interview, 2021-11-02
Content Description
The Go-Go Museum & Café and partners collected 11 oral histories, produced two go-go concerts, and organized a major conference on go-go: “Go-Go Preservation Week 2021” in collaboration with the Traditional Arts DC project at Howard University. The Go-Go-Preservation Week panel discussions, concerts, and oral history collections.
Dates
- Creation: 2021-11-02
Creator
- Petty, Adrienne Monteith, 1971- (Person)
- Sims, Dayesha (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions to accessing this collection.
Extent
From the Collection: 26 Gigabytes
From the Collection: 270 Files
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Dr. Petty, a history professor at the College of William and Mary, discusses growing up middle class and the private school Go-Go circuit, and what role it played in shaping her identity as a Black woman and a Native Washingtonian. She explores’ Go-Go political, cultural and class dimensions within the predominantly Black city.
Repository Details
Part of the The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library Repository