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Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 140 Collections and/or Records:

Karla Jacobsen Squier interview, 2020-07-31

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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc023
Scope and Contents

Karla Jacobsen Squier discusses her childhood in Washington, D.C. during World War II, her early life and career in fashion, her later career in Republican politics in New Jersey, her current life and COVID, her Christian faith, and memories of the Jacobsen family.

Dates: 2020-07-31
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library / DC Oral History Collaborative Collection / Series 23: HOME/BREWED Oral History Project / Sub-Series 1: Interviews

Kemi Morten interview, 2020-08-19

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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc028_04.wav
Abstract Lawyer and activist, Kemi Morten, begins by discussing her family dynamic and childhood moving between Chicago, Illinois and Baltimore, Maryland. She describes learning the importance of celebrating and protecting her identity as an African-American from the persistent pressures of white-centering cultural influences. Whether it was her Father describing his mistreatment as a journalist during the Emmett Till trial, or her own experiences avoiding threats by white people at gunpoint, Kemi...
Dates: 2020-08-19
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

Kristy la rAt interview part 1, 2019-06-23

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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc016_04_1
Scope and Contents

In this interview, Kristy Chavez-Fernandez, known professionally as Kristy la rAt, discusses music, family and community memories growing up in the D.C. metro area with strong ties to her family in Lima, Peru and New York. Her work in activism, education and culture, with relationships at the core, led to co-founding Anthology of Booty and throwing intentional parties in D.C. with her best friends.

Dates: 2019-06-23
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library / DC Oral History Collaborative Collection / Series 16: Anthology of Booty / Sub-Series 1: Interviews

Kristy la rAt interview part 2, 2019-08-28

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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc016_04_2
Scope and Contents

In this interview, Kristy Chavez-Fernandez, known professionally as Kristy la rAt, discusses music, family and community memories growing up in the D.C. metro area with strong ties to her family in Lima, Peru and New York. Her work in activism, education and culture, with relationships at the core, led to co-founding Anthology of Booty and throwing intentional parties in D.C. with her best friends.

Dates: 2019-08-28
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library / DC Oral History Collaborative Collection / Series 16: Anthology of Booty / Sub-Series 1: Interviews

Lashonia Thompson-El interview, part 1, 2018-05-05

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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc013
Scope and Contents This oral history interview was conducted with Lashonia Thompson-El by Kristin Adair in Washington, DC. Lashonia Thompson-El was born in 1973 in Washington, DC. In the interview, Lashonia speaks about growing up in Southeast Washington, in a family that had migrated from North Carolina. As a teenager, she got involved in a life of crime. At the age of 19, she was arrested and later sentenced to 20 to 60 years in prison for a double homicide. She was granted parole in December 2011, after...
Dates: 2018-05-05
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library / DC Oral History Collaborative Collection / Series 13: Women of the WIRE: Stories of D.C.’s Formerly Incarcerated Women / Sub-Series 1: Interviews

Lashonia Thompson-El interview, part 2, 2018-07-08

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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc013
Scope and Contents This oral history interview was conducted with Lashonia Thompson-El by Kristin Adair in Washington, DC. Lashonia Thompson-El was born in 1973 in Washington, DC. In the interview, Lashonia speaks about growing up in Southeast Washington, in a family that had migrated from North Carolina. As a teenager, she got involved in a life of crime. At the age of 19, she was arrested and later sentenced to 20 to 60 years in prison for a double homicide. She was granted parole in December 2011, after...
Dates: 2018-07-08
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library / DC Oral History Collaborative Collection / Series 13: Women of the WIRE: Stories of D.C.’s Formerly Incarcerated Women / Sub-Series 1: Interviews

Laura Danley interview, 2021-11-23

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Identifier: rwhc_ohp_2021_004.wav
Abstract In this interview, Mrs. Laura Danley discusses her life and experiences moving from Florida to Washington, D.C. Mrs. Danley begins by discussing her early life in Florida, which she spent moving between St. Petersburg and the town of Monticello. Through this discussion, she talks about her family life, educational experiences, and segregation during her upbringing. She then discusses her move to Washington, D.C., in 1955 and her life and career in the city. She concludes by discussing some...
Dates: 2021-11-23
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library / Center for Inspired Teaching 'Real World History' Oral History Project / Series 8: 2021-2022 School Year / Sub-series 1: Interviews

Laura Irene interview, 2021-06-05

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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc031_04.wav
Abstract Laura Irene talks about moving to Washington, D.C. from Dallas, Texas and slowly finding the music and arts community that she continues to foster today. She reflects on her collection of records of LatinX music, interview recordings, and other interesting sounds. She remembers creating Day of the Dead altars for two years, where Rhizome DC community was invited to reflect on their dead, as well as remember LatinX people, killed by the police. She emphasizes how rare and important spaces...
Dates: 2021-06-05
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library / DC Oral History Collaborative Collection / Series 31: Where is My Place? Experimental Arts Community Building and Re-Building in Washington, D.C. / Sub-Series 1: Interviews

Lauren Paylor interview, 2020-06-30

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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc026_04.wav
Abstract

This is an individual interview of Lauren Paylor in which she discusses her experiences as a Black mixologist and bartender, being a part of the local Shaw community, and the community of Black bartenders in D.C. during the COVID-19 pandemic and 2020 protests.

Dates: 2020-06-30
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library / DC Oral History Collaborative Collection / Series 26: From Pandemic to Protest: Black Bartenders in Washington, D.C. / Sub-Series 1: Interviews

Laverne Hedrick interview, 2019-08-28

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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc022
Scope and Contents

Laverne Hedrick discusses growing up in Greensboro, North Carolina; her time in Southeast Washington, D.C.; and her community engagement in Kenilworth.

Dates: 2019-08-28
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

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