Marvin Joseph interview, 2021-10-28
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: 2021-10-28
Creator
- Joseph, Marvin, 1976- (Person)
- Cabassa, Imani (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
Marvin Joseph is a veteran Washington Post photographer and Washington, D.C. native. Mr. Joseph documented the Go-Go scene in Prince George’s County along with then Washington Post staff writer Natalie Hopkinson and his photographs are included in her 2012 book, 'Go-Go Live: The Musical Life and Death of a Chocolate City' (Duke Press, 2012).
Repository Details
Part of the The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library Repository