African Americans
Found in 238 Collections and/or Records:
Samuel Earl Pope photo 5, 2022-07-13
Samuel 'Earl' Pope discusses the founding of the National Hand Dance Association (NHDA) by a group of D.C. Hand Dancers. The NHDA collaborated with the Council of the District of Columbia to have D.C. Hand Dance proclaimed the Official Dance of the District of Columbia. Additionally, the NHDA was instrumental in the coordination and the promotion of D.C. Hand Dance in demonstrations and competitions across the country.
Samuel Earl Pope transcript, 2022-07-13
Samuel 'Earl' Pope discusses the founding of the National Hand Dance Association (NHDA) by a group of D.C. Hand Dancers. The NHDA collaborated with the Council of the District of Columbia to have D.C. Hand Dance proclaimed the Official Dance of the District of Columbia. Additionally, the NHDA was instrumental in the coordination and the promotion of D.C. Hand Dance in demonstrations and competitions across the country.
Saundra Sanders interview, 2018-08-12
Series 5: Mapping Segregation in Washington DC: School and Neighborhood Desegregation in Ward 4, 2017
Series 8: Asbury United Methodist Church 2018 Oral History Project, 2018
Asbury United Methodist Church Oral History Project features interviews from members of Asbury United Methodist Church in Washington, D.C. These episodes are drawn from oral histories of members of one of Washington’s historic Black churches. Asbury has been at the corner of 11th and K Streets Northwest since its founding in 1836. These church members share their personal experiences with Black history, national history and the history of the Washington, D.C., area.
Series 10: Oral History of DanceAfrica, D.C., 2018
The Oral History of DanceAfrica, D.C. contains six audio interviews conducted by Sarah Greenbaum and Jonathan Hsu in 2018. Indexes and transcripts are included for all interviews.
Series 11: Voices of The DC Fort Totten Storytellers Oral History Project, 2018
D.C. Oral History Collaborative (DCOHC) is a citywide initiative to train community members in oral history skills, fund new and ongoing oral history projects, connect volunteers with oral history projects, and publicize existing oral history collections. DCOHC is a project of DC Public Library, HumanitiesDC, and the Historical Society of Washington, D.C. This collection contains oral history interviews, transcripts, and indexes produced by DCOHC grantees.
Series 13: Women of the WIRE: Stories of D.C.’s Formerly Incarcerated Women, 2018
Series 15: Asbury United Methodist Church Oral History Project, 2019
Asbury United Methodist Church Oral History Project features interviews from members of Asbury United Methodist Church in Washington, D.C. These episodes are drawn from oral histories of members of one of Washington’s historic Black churches. Asbury has been at the corner of 11th and K Streets Northwest since its founding in 1836. These church members share their personal experiences with Black history, national history and the history of the Washington, D.C., area.