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Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 140 Collections and/or Records:

Cornelia Mack interview, 2019-08-27

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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc022
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Cornelia Mack discusses her work as treasurer for the Kenilworth Courts Residential Council, her life-long mission to do good in the community, the prevalence of her neighborhood church in her life and the community, and the importance of the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens.

Dates: 2019-08-27
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library / DC Oral History Collaborative Collection / Series 22: Flowers and Families: The Stories of the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens / Sub-Series 1: Interviews

D Magrini interview (part 1 of 2), 2017-09-27

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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc001_04.wav
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D Magrini discusses growing up in Washington, DC, her military service, her previous non-monogamous marriage, power lifting, the emergence of HIV in DC in the 1980s, and her work in Lesbian healthcare.

Dates: 2017-09-27
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library / DC Oral History Collaborative Collection / Series 1: Whitman-Walker Health Oral History Project / Sub-Series 1: Interviews

Darene 'Dee' Johnson interview, 2020-10-29

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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc028_01.wav
Abstract Grandmother and retired childhood care provider, Darene “Dee” Johnson, discusses her childhood growing up in Washington D.C. on 11th Street, NE. She recalls playing games in Lincoln Park with her cousins and siblings and enjoyed the beauty of the fruit trees and gardens in her neighborhood. However, during this period in his childhood, Ms. Dee explains the tension in her family, and her mother’s untreated mental and physical illnesses. Moving to Southeast D.C., Ms. Dee immediately...
Dates: 2020-10-29
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library / DC Oral History Collaborative Collection / Series 28: Over the River and Through the Woods, Longtime Residents and Parklands of Ward 8 / Sub-Series 1: Interviews

Debbie and Charles Thomas interview, 2020-09-28

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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc020
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In Part 2 of this interview, Mrs. White talks about growing up in the Marshall Heights community. Mr. White talks about his initial perspective of the Marshall Heights community.

Dates: 2020-09-28
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library / DC Oral History Collaborative Collection / Series 20: Marshall Heights: Civic Mindedness and Engagement Incarnate, pre-DC Home Rule Oral History Interview / Sub-Series 1: Interviews

Debbie Thomas interview, 2020-05-27

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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc020
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In this Part 1 Interview, Debbie Thomas talks about growing up on C Street, memories about the Marshall Heights community during her childhood, and life after retirement.

Dates: 2020-05-27
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library / DC Oral History Collaborative Collection / Series 20: Marshall Heights: Civic Mindedness and Engagement Incarnate, pre-DC Home Rule Oral History Interview / Sub-Series 1: Interviews

Deborah Campbell interview, 2019-09-19

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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc019
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Deborah Campbell describes her early life, schooling, education, career, family and her experience as a resident of the Barry Farm Housing project.

Dates: 2019-09-19
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library / DC Oral History Collaborative Collection / Series 19: Empower D.C. - Barry Farm Oral History Project / Sub-Series 1: Interviews

Deborah Gilliam-Stevenson interview, 2020-11-27

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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc029_02.wav
Abstract Ms. Deborah Gilliam-Stevenson reflects on her life and involvement as a member of the Washington Section of the National Council of Negro Women. She shares candid conversation and insights concerning the impact of a few of the programs of the Washington Section of the National Council of Negro Women from the 1980s to the present time. Ms. Gilliam-Stevenson offers inspirations for life, personal development, and commitment to community service. She discussed some of the needs in the community...
Dates: 2020-11-27
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library / DC Oral History Collaborative Collection / Series 29: The Washington Section, National Council of Negro Women Monument or Movement: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow / Sub-Series 1: Interviews

Deborah Riley interview, 2020-06-04

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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc021
Scope and Contents Director Emerita of Dance Place Deborah Riley reflects on her life and leading Dance Place, the organizing host of DanceAfrica, DC. Riley talks about her career as a professional choreographer, performer, and teacher and how her love for dance fuels all she does. Riley describes the magic of DanceAfrica, DC and its importance to the community. Riley also discusses her legacy and what she hopes to see continue in the dance field post COVID-19 as Dance Place celebrates its 40-year history as a...
Dates: 2020-06-04
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library / DC Oral History Collaborative Collection / Series 21: Oral History of DanceAfrica, D.C. / Sub-Series 1: Interviews

Debra Frazier interview, 2019-07-23

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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc024_02.wav
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Debra Frazier discusses her background, becoming an organizer, and becoming involved in public housing organizing within her community of Arthur Capper/Carrollsburg and beyond.

Dates: 2019-07-23
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library / DC Oral History Collaborative Collection / Series 24: Experiments in Housing Organization / Sub-Series 1: Interviews

Denise Rollins interview, 2020-05-22

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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc021
Scope and Contents Denise Rollins, current Chair of the Board of Directors at Dance Place, reflects on her life and relationship to the DC African dance community. Rollins speaks about her professional trajectory that began in public policy, which led her to spend a number of years working for the African American Institute and eventually USAID. Rollins recalls the early years of Dance Place and DanceAfrica, DC and how each remains important to her life today as Dance Place celebrates its 40-year anniversary...
Dates: 2020-05-22
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library / DC Oral History Collaborative Collection / Series 21: Oral History of DanceAfrica, D.C. / Sub-Series 1: Interviews

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