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Dr. Adrienne Petty transcript, 2021-11-02

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Identifier: 225_01_GoGoMusicCafe_001_tra.pdf

Content Description

From the Collection:

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

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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

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