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Aliza Leventhal interview, 2023-04-07

 Item
Identifier: dcpl_231_blmoh_memorialfence_003.mp4

Content Description

From the Collection:

Oral history interviews commissioned by the DC Public Library Foundation documenting a subset of the activist community at the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence in Lafayette Park who worked to protect and curate the Fence.

Dates

  • Creation: 2023-04-07

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Karen Irwin and Aliza Leventhal's oral history interviews are not yet available in Dig DC. These interviews are accessible in the reading room of The People's Archive.

Extent

From the Collection: 9 Files

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Abstract

This is an interview with Aliza Leventhal, a private citizen who documented the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence in 2020 and later became professionally involved as a librarian and archivist in preserving the artifacts of the Fence in 2021.

Repository Details

Part of the The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library Repository

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