Scope and Contents Bill Johnson reflects on his life as an active lay member of Asbury United Methodist Church, and his years of service with the Washington, D.C. government. He moved from working in the post office to serving in Mayor Marion Barry's cabinet, rapidly climbing the ladder from a G5 to G18 level employee. He discusses the integration of the D.C. government. Johnson highlights his involvement in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, and the relationship between the civil rights movement...

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Brigadier General Audrey Drake describes her experiences at Asbury United Methodist Church how the church fits into Washington, D.C. history, her work as the deputy chief nursing officer in the Office of Nursing Services of the Department of Veterans Affairs in DC, and her role in the D.C. Army National Guard.

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Dr. Clive Callender discusses his childhood in New York, New York, his calling to the medical profession from a young age, surviving Tuberculosis as a teen, serving as a medical missionary, his experiences at Asbury United Methodist Church and how the church fits into Washington, D.C. history, his membership in the Evangel Choir and his vocal career, his connections with the city, and his career as a transplant surgeon.

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Dr. Clive Callender discusses his childhood in New York, New York, his calling to the medical profession from a young age, surviving Tuberculosis as a teen, serving as a medical missionary, his experiences at Asbury United Methodist Church and how the church fits into Washington, D.C. history, his membership in the Evangel Choir and his vocal career, his connections with the city, and his career as a transplant surgeon.

Abstract Rev. Dr. Eugene W. Matthews describes his childhood in Hanover, Maryland, where he was adopted by his aunt and uncle and baptized by his great-grandfather. He recalls attending the one high school for African Americans in Anne Arundel County before joining the Air Force and spending most of his military service in Germany. He describes meeting his wife while working at Crownsville State Hospital in Maryland before becoming an analyst for the National Security Agency. He describes the...

Abstract Rev. Dr. Eugene W. Matthews describes his childhood in Hanover, Maryland, where he was adopted by his aunt and uncle and baptized by his great-grandfather. He recalls attending the one high school for African Americans in Anne Arundel County before joining the Air Force and spending most of his military service in Germany. He describes meeting his wife while working at Crownsville State Hospital in Maryland before becoming an analyst for the National Security Agency. He describes the...

Abstract Rev. Dr. Eugene W. Matthews describes his childhood in Hanover, Maryland, where he was adopted by his aunt and uncle and baptized by his great-grandfather. He recalls attending the one high school for African Americans in Anne Arundel County before joining the Air Force and spending most of his military service in Germany. He describes meeting his wife while working at Crownsville State Hospital in Maryland before becoming an analyst for the National Security Agency. He describes the...

Abstract Rev. Dr. Eugene W. Matthews describes his childhood in Hanover, Maryland, where he was adopted by his aunt and uncle and baptized by his great-grandfather. He recalls attending the one high school for African Americans in Anne Arundel County before joining the Air Force and spending most of his military service in Germany. He describes meeting his wife while working at Crownsville State Hospital in Maryland before becoming an analyst for the National Security Agency. He describes the...

Abstract Rev. Dr. Eugene W. Matthews describes his childhood in Hanover, Maryland, where he was adopted by his aunt and uncle and baptized by his great-grandfather. He recalls attending the one high school for African Americans in Anne Arundel County before joining the Air Force and spending most of his military service in Germany. He describes meeting his wife while working at Crownsville State Hospital in Maryland before becoming an analyst for the National Security Agency. He describes the...

Abstract Rev. Dr. Ianther M. Mills describes spending her early childhood in Southern Maryland before moving to Washington, D.C. and attending D.C. public schools and A.P. Shaw United Methodist Church. She recalls hearing a James Brown concert in 1968 from inside her home. Having shifted from a career as a software engineer, she recalls completing seminary and receiving a cross-racial appointment to a Catonsville church, becoming lead pastor at Good Hope Union United Methodist Church in Silver...