Skip to main content

African Americans

 Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 238 Collections and/or Records:

Lorenzo A. Calender II interview, 2017-11-02

 File
Identifier: dcpl_dcohc004
Scope and Contents

Storyteller Lorenzo A. Calender II speaks about how he came to fall in love with poetry and science fiction at an early age, his work with radio that led him to interview such notable figures as Nikki Giovanni and Stevie Wonder, his work with youth that exposed him to “the power of storytelling”, as well as what led him to create the persona, master storyteller Baba-C. Lorenzo Calender was an early recipient of ARTS:DC CETA funding.

Dates: 2017-11-02
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library / DC Oral History Collaborative Collection / Series 4: ARTS DC: CETA and the Arts in the District of Columbia 1977 – 1982 / Sub-Series 1: Interviews

Louis Shockley index, 2022-05-07

 Item
Identifier: dcpl_dcohc041_04_ind.pdf
Abstract Rev. Dr. Louis Shockley describes being raised in Dover, Delaware, by his parents, and being involved in desegregation efforts there before attending the March on Washington and subsequently being a leader in Junior NAACP before graduating from high school. He describes his work with civil movement leaders, helping pave the way for Martin Luther King Jr. to visit some East Coast cities. He moved from a promising art career to answering a call to the ministry and serving ministries first in...
Dates: 2022-05-07
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library / DC Oral History Collaborative Collection / Series 41: Asbury United Methodist Church Oral History Project / Sub-Series 2: Indexes

Louis Shockley interview, 2022-05-07

 Item
Identifier: dcpl_dcohc041_04.wav
Abstract Rev. Dr. Louis Shockley describes being raised in Dover, Delaware, by his parents, and being involved in desegregation efforts there before attending the March on Washington and subsequently being a leader in Junior NAACP before graduating from high school. He describes his work with civil movement leaders, helping pave the way for Martin Luther King Jr. to visit some East Coast cities. He moved from a promising art career to answering a call to the ministry and serving ministries first in...
Dates: 2022-05-07
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library / DC Oral History Collaborative Collection / Series 41: Asbury United Methodist Church Oral History Project / Sub-Series 1: Interviews

Louis Shockley photo, 2022-05-07

 Item
Identifier: dcpl_dcohc041_04_image.jpg
Abstract Rev. Dr. Louis Shockley describes being raised in Dover, Delaware, by his parents, and being involved in desegregation efforts there before attending the March on Washington and subsequently being a leader in Junior NAACP before graduating from high school. He describes his work with civil movement leaders, helping pave the way for Martin Luther King Jr. to visit some East Coast cities. He moved from a promising art career to answering a call to the ministry and serving ministries first in...
Dates: 2022-05-07
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library / DC Oral History Collaborative Collection / Series 41: Asbury United Methodist Church Oral History Project / Sub-Series 4: Images

Louis Shockley transcript, 2022-05-07

 Item
Identifier: dcpl_dcohc041_04_tra.pdf
Abstract Rev. Dr. Louis Shockley describes being raised in Dover, Delaware, by his parents, and being involved in desegregation efforts there before attending the March on Washington and subsequently being a leader in Junior NAACP before graduating from high school. He describes his work with civil movement leaders, helping pave the way for Martin Luther King Jr. to visit some East Coast cities. He moved from a promising art career to answering a call to the ministry and serving ministries first in...
Dates: 2022-05-07
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library / DC Oral History Collaborative Collection / Series 41: Asbury United Methodist Church Oral History Project / Sub-Series 3: Transcripts

Luke Stewart interview, 2021-06-20

 Item
Identifier: dcpl_dcohc031_07.wav
Abstract Luke Stewart talks about being born in the Mississippi Gulf Coast and moving to Washington, D.C. in pursuit of music and historical connections to the legacy of radical music and culture in the capital. His approach to performance is that of recognizing musical legacies of the cities, where he is based, and using radical music and culture as tools of resistance and call for social justice. He meets a community of improvising musicians and elders while working at WPFW. Luke continues to meet...
Dates: 2021-06-20
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

Mabel Mitchell interview, 2016-01-08

 Item
Identifier: rwhc_ohp_2015_010.wav
Scope and Contents

In this oral history interview, Ms. Mabel Mitchell, a long time DC resident, discusses her life and experiences moving from Raleigh, North Carolina, to Washington, DC. Ms. Mitchell discusses her early life in Raleigh, her move to Washington, DC, in the early 1950s, her transition to living and working in DC, and her long career in the government. Ms. Mitchell also talks about segregation and racial discrimination in Washington, as well as gentrification in the city in the 21st century.

Dates: 2016-01-08
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library / Center for Inspired Teaching 'Real World History' Oral History Project / Series 2: 2015-2016 School Year / Sub-Series 1: Interviews

Makini Niliwambieni interview, 2018-05-21

 File
Identifier: dcpl_dcohc010
Scope and Contents Makini Niliwambieni a.k.a. Mama Makini reflects on her life and what brought her to dedicate decades to performing, choreographing, and teaching African styles of dance. She talks about growing-up in Trenton, NJ, where she was exposed to “Black Arts” coming out of the Civil Rights Movement. She first started attending African Dance classes as part of the African People’s Action School, which was closely related to the socialist All African People Revolutionary Party founded by Kwame NKrumah...
Dates: 2018-05-21
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library / DC Oral History Collaborative Collection / Series 10: Oral History of DanceAfrica, D.C. / Sub-Series 1: Interviews

Marcia Howard Interview, 2020-06-11

 File
Identifier: dcpl_dcohc021
Scope and Contents Marcia Howard, long-time company member of Coyaba Dance Theater and coordinator of the Coyaba Youth Academy, reflects on her life and passion for dance. Howard speaks about her childhood growing up in Baltimore, her dance training, and early recollections of racial tension in the country. After a brief hiatus, Howard talks about how dance reentered her life and became her sole purpose, leading her to travel around the world to perform and study dances of the African diaspora, as well as hold...
Dates: 2020-06-11
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

Marie Mills interview, 2019-06-08

 File
Identifier: dcpl_dcohc018
Scope and Contents

Marie Mills discusses her life growing up in Riggs Park, gentrification in the District, caring for her elderly parents, her introduction to The Davis Center and Ms. Beatrice Davis-Williams, and the importance of The Davis Center on the D.C. community and her family.

Dates: 2019-06-08
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library / DC Oral History Collaborative Collection / Series 18: The Davis Center Oral History Project / Sub-Series 1: Interviews

Staff Interface | Visit ArchivesSpace.org | v3.4.1 | Send Feedback or Report a Problem