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African Americans

 Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 318 Collections and/or Records:

Kim Frazier photo 2, 2022-06-27

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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc046_01_image02.jpg
Abstract

Local author, Kim Frazier, discusses her childhood and education in D.C. She details how her love of hand dancing first began as a young child. As an adult, Frazier has performed in dance troupes and has won numerous dance competitions. She has viewed and experienced the transitions that D.C. Hand Dance has undergone over the decades. Frazier, a vocal advocate for sustaining D.C. Hand Dance, shares her perspective on whether the newer styles of Hand Dance can still be called 'Hand Dance'.

Dates: 2022-06-27

Kim Frazier photo 3, 2022-06-27

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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc046_01_image03.jpg
Abstract

Local author, Kim Frazier, discusses her childhood and education in D.C. She details how her love of hand dancing first began as a young child. As an adult, Frazier has performed in dance troupes and has won numerous dance competitions. She has viewed and experienced the transitions that D.C. Hand Dance has undergone over the decades. Frazier, a vocal advocate for sustaining D.C. Hand Dance, shares her perspective on whether the newer styles of Hand Dance can still be called 'Hand Dance'.

Dates: 2022-06-27

Kim Frazier photo 4, 2022-06-27

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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc046_01_image04.jpg
Abstract

Local author, Kim Frazier, discusses her childhood and education in D.C. She details how her love of hand dancing first began as a young child. As an adult, Frazier has performed in dance troupes and has won numerous dance competitions. She has viewed and experienced the transitions that D.C. Hand Dance has undergone over the decades. Frazier, a vocal advocate for sustaining D.C. Hand Dance, shares her perspective on whether the newer styles of Hand Dance can still be called 'Hand Dance'.

Dates: 2022-06-27

Kim Frazier photo 5, 2022-06-27

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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc046_01_image05.jpg
Abstract

Local author, Kim Frazier, discusses her childhood and education in D.C. She details how her love of hand dancing first began as a young child. As an adult, Frazier has performed in dance troupes and has won numerous dance competitions. She has viewed and experienced the transitions that D.C. Hand Dance has undergone over the decades. Frazier, a vocal advocate for sustaining D.C. Hand Dance, shares her perspective on whether the newer styles of Hand Dance can still be called 'Hand Dance'.

Dates: 2022-06-27

Kim Frazier transcript, 2022-06-27

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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc046_01_tra.pdf
Abstract

Local author, Kim Frazier, discusses her childhood and education in D.C. She details how her love of hand dancing first began as a young child. As an adult, Frazier has performed in dance troupes and has won numerous dance competitions. She has viewed and experienced the transitions that D.C. Hand Dance has undergone over the decades. Frazier, a vocal advocate for sustaining D.C. Hand Dance, shares her perspective on whether the newer styles of Hand Dance can still be called 'Hand Dance'.

Dates: 2022-06-27

Labor Contract and Inventory of Enslaved Persons in Georgetown

 Digital Collection
Identifier: dcpl_pby091_pby036

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

 File
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

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

 File
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

Lauren Paylor interview, 2020-06-30

 Item
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

Laverne Hedrick interview, 2019-08-28

 File
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