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African Americans

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Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 238 Collections and/or Records:

Ianther Mills photo, 2022-06-22

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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc041_03_image.jpg
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
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

Ianther Mills transcript, 2022-06-22

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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc041_03_tra.pdf
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
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

Imani Bowman interview part 1, 2019-09-18

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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc018
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Imani Bowman discusses her introduction to The Davis Center and Ms. Beatrice Davis-Williams, being a student and teacher at The Davis Center, and the magnitude of servicing your community for 50 years for any business.

Dates: 2019-09-18
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

Imani Bowman interview part 2, 2019-09-18

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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc018
Scope and Contents

Imani Bowman discusses her introduction to The Davis Center and Ms. Beatrice Davis-Williams, being a student and teacher at The Davis Center, and the magnitude of servicing your community for 50 years for any business.

Dates: 2019-09-18
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

Irene Pierce interview, 2021-07-15

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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc034_04.wav
Abstract A career federal employee who answered the call to ministry in the United Methodist Church later in life, Rev. Irene C. Pierce reflects on her 95 years. This includes her early childhood and a later visit to Pickens, South Carolina; her church life, extending beyond Asbury United Methodist Church in Washington, D.C., to the general church and then pastoring a small Black church in a mostly white town; dealing with racism while trying to climb the ladder at the Treasury and Commerce...
Dates: 2021-07-15
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library / DC Oral History Collaborative Collection / Series 34: Asbury United Methodist Church Oral History Project / Sub-Series 1: Interviews

Jane Souder interview, 2019-07-08

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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc019
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Jane Souder describes her early life, schooling, education, career, family and her experience as a resident of the Barry Farm Housing project.

Dates: 2019-07-08
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library / DC Oral History Collaborative Collection / Series 19: Empower D.C. - Barry Farm Oral History Project / Sub-Series 1: Interviews

Jasmine Fletcher interview part 1, 2019-08-03

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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc018
Scope and Contents

Jasmine Fletcher discusses her life growing up in Silver Spring, MD, being bullied in school, her college life at Howard University, and being a single parent. Fletcher also talks about her introduction to The Davis Center and Ms. Beatrice Davis-Williams, being a student at The Davis Center, and the magnitude of servicing a community for 50 years for any business.

Dates: 2019-08-03
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

Jasmine Fletcher interview part 2, 2019-08-03

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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc018
Scope and Contents

Jasmine Fletcher discusses her life growing up in Silver Spring, MD, being bullied in school, her college life at Howard University, and being a single parent. Fletcher also talks about her introduction to The Davis Center and Ms. Beatrice Davis-Williams, being a student at The Davis Center, and the magnitude of servicing a community for 50 years for any business.

Dates: 2019-08-03
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

Jettie Brown interview, 2017-12-24

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Identifier: rwhc_ohp_2017_004.wav
Scope and Contents In this oral history interview, Jettie Brown discusses her life and experiences moving from Blair, Virginia, to Chester, Pennsylvania, to Long Island, New York, and ultimately to Washington, D.C. Mrs. Brown talks about her upbringing and family life on the farm in Blair, segregation and race relations in Blair, and her family's migration to Chester, Pennsylvania, when she was twenty years old. Mrs. Brown also discusses moving to Long Island with her husband and their move to the Washington,...
Dates: 2017-12-24
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library / Center for Inspired Teaching 'Real World History' Oral History Project / Series 4: 2017-2018 School Year / Sub-series 1: Interviews

Jewel Simms interview, 2019-07-02

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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc019
Scope and Contents

Jewell Simms describes her early life, schooling, education, career, family and her experience as a resident of the Barry Farm Housing project

Dates: 2019-07-02
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library / DC Oral History Collaborative Collection / Series 19: Empower D.C. - Barry Farm Oral History Project / Sub-Series 1: Interviews

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