African Americans
Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 323 Collections and/or Records:
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
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
Mapping Segregation in Washington D.C. Oral History Project
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 220
Scope and Contents
Mapping Segregation in Washington DC: School and Neighborhood Desegregation in Ward 4 documents the transformation of Ward 4 neighborhoods and schools during the 1950s and early 1960s. Ward 4 was predominantly white in the early 1940s, but saw a shift in demographics as white families fled after the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Bolling v. Sharpe, in which public school segregation was deemed unconstitutional in the District of Columbia. This project primarily consists of interviews with...
Dates:
2014 - 2021
March on Washington 50th Anniversary Oral History Project
Digital Collection
Identifier: dcpl_ohp024
Dates:
2013
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
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
Marion Hines interview, 2021-06-10
Item
Identifier: dcpl_dcohc034_02.wav
Abstract
Educator, administrator, editor and musician, Dr. Marion E. Hines reflects on her life of 80 years, including her work in the DC Public Schools and two universities; her education in the public schools, then at Howard University and Georgetown University; her approach to teaching languages; her love of travel and music. She speaks in depth about the Wesleyan Choir of Asbury United Methodist Church, what it means to her and to the church; Asbury’s participation in various historic events such...
Dates:
2021-06-10
Maxine Grant index, 2021-11-01
Item
Identifier: dcpl_dcohc045_04_ind.pdf
Abstract
Maxine Grant, a lifelong D.C. resident, reminisces about Hand Dance beginning in the 20th century and continuing today. She discusses the changes that she has seen, from fast dancing to Hand Dance as it is called today. Grant shares her experiences dancing in different venues, providing dance instruction, and working with some of D.C.'s Hand Dance deejays. She talks about Hand Dance during the 2020-2022 pandemic, as well as presents her perspective about women's changing role in Hand...
Dates:
2021-11-01
Maxine Grant interview, 2021-11-01
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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc045_04.mp4
Abstract
Maxine Grant, a lifelong D.C. resident, reminisces about Hand Dance beginning in the 20th century and continuing today. She discusses the changes that she has seen, from fast dancing to Hand Dance as it is called today. Grant shares her experiences dancing in different venues, providing dance instruction, and working with some of D.C.'s Hand Dance deejays. She talks about Hand Dance during the 2020-2022 pandemic, as well as presents her perspective about women's changing role in Hand...
Dates:
2021-11-01
Maxine Grant transcript, 2021-11-01
Item
Identifier: dcpl_dcohc045_04_tra.pdf
Abstract
Maxine Grant, a lifelong D.C. resident, reminisces about Hand Dance beginning in the 20th century and continuing today. She discusses the changes that she has seen, from fast dancing to Hand Dance as it is called today. Grant shares her experiences dancing in different venues, providing dance instruction, and working with some of D.C.'s Hand Dance deejays. She talks about Hand Dance during the 2020-2022 pandemic, as well as presents her perspective about women's changing role in Hand...
Dates:
2021-11-01