African Americans
Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 238 Collections and/or Records:
Eugene Matthews photo, 2022-06-02
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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc041_01_image.jpg
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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...
Dates:
2022-06-02
Eugene Matthews transcript, 2022-06-02
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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc041_01_tra.pdf
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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...
Dates:
2022-06-02
Everett Williams index, 2022-06-14
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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc041_02_ind.pdf
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Everett P. Williams Jr. discusses growing up musically gifted, starting a career in music during his studies at Oberlin Conservatory of Music and subsequent experiences that led him to his role as minister of music at Asbury United Methodist Church in D.C. Mr. Williams talks about Washington, D.C. from 1981 up to the time of the interview (2022), particularly as a center of culture, the impact of COVID on Asbury United Methodist Church and his role in the church’s response, reactions to the...
Dates:
2022-06-14
Everett Williams interview, 2022-06-14
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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc041_02.wav
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Everett P. Williams Jr. discusses growing up musically gifted, starting a career in music during his studies at Oberlin Conservatory of Music and subsequent experiences that led him to his role as minister of music at Asbury United Methodist Church in D.C. Mr. Williams talks about Washington, D.C. from 1981 up to the time of the interview (2022), particularly as a center of culture, the impact of COVID on Asbury United Methodist Church and his role in the church’s response, reactions to the...
Dates:
2022-06-14
Everett Williams photo, 2022-06-14
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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc041_02_image.jpg
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Everett P. Williams Jr. discusses growing up musically gifted, starting a career in music during his studies at Oberlin Conservatory of Music and subsequent experiences that led him to his role as minister of music at Asbury United Methodist Church in D.C. Mr. Williams talks about Washington, D.C. from 1981 up to the time of the interview (2022), particularly as a center of culture, the impact of COVID on Asbury United Methodist Church and his role in the church’s response, reactions to the...
Dates:
2022-06-14
Everett Williams transcript, 2022-06-14
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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc041_02_tra.pdf
Abstract
Everett P. Williams Jr. discusses growing up musically gifted, starting a career in music during his studies at Oberlin Conservatory of Music and subsequent experiences that led him to his role as minister of music at Asbury United Methodist Church in D.C. Mr. Williams talks about Washington, D.C. from 1981 up to the time of the interview (2022), particularly as a center of culture, the impact of COVID on Asbury United Methodist Church and his role in the church’s response, reactions to the...
Dates:
2022-06-14
Fannie Robinson and Nadine Lockard interview, 2017-07-11
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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc005
Scope and Contents
In this interview, Fannie Robinson and her daughter Nadine Lockard discuss moving into a predominantly white neighborhood in Washington, D.C., attending an interracial church, and Lockard's experience in the D.C. school system. Nadine also speaks about becoming a special education teacher in the District. Robinson explains working in school lunch rooms and at the Marriott Hadsa. Robinson describes her husbands and boyfriends.
Dates:
2017-07-11
Herbert Freeman interview, 2018-01-04
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Identifier: rwhc_ohp_2017_005.wav
Scope and Contents
In this oral history interview, Mr. Herbert Freeman, owner of Freeman's House of Styles in Brightwood Park, discusses his life and experiences moving from Engelhard, North Carolina, to Washington, DC. Mr. Freeman discusses his early life in Engelhard, his move to Washington, DC, in 1962, his transition to life in the city, and his long and successful career as a barber in Washington. He also discusses violence against Black people in both the past and present, segregation in North Carolina,...
Dates:
2018-01-04
Ianther Mills index, 2022-06-22
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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc041_03_ind.pdf
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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...
Dates:
2022-06-22
Ianther Mills interview, 2022-06-22
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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc041_03.wav
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...
Dates:
2022-06-22