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African Americans

 Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 323 Collections and/or Records:

McKindria Letsinger transcript, 2022-08-21

 Item
Identifier: dcpl_dcohc046_02_tra.pdf
Abstract

McKindria Letsinger is a former award-winning youth D.C. Hand Dancer. She participated in several dance competitions throughout the country. Letsinger shares her ideas for continuing D.C. Hand Dance and engaging a younger generation of hand dancers.

Dates: 2022-08-21

Marya Annette McQuirter Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 141
Scope and Contents

The Marya Annete McQuirter papers document McQuirter's research on African American history. Documents include research, subject, and organizational files, as well as correspondence, newspaper clippings,memorabilia, photographs, and research materials pertaining to McQuirter's dissertation.

Dates: 1800-2005

Melvin Deal interview, 2018-05-14

 File
Identifier: dcpl_dcohc010
Scope and Contents "Melvin Deal reflects on his work performing, choreographing, managing, and promoting African dance, which he has been involved in for over half a century. He speaks about how when he started dancing it was generally understood that you had to do ballet, if you wanted to be successful. But he was drawn to African dance and decided to follow that desire. At the time, decolonization was happening in Africa. Part of his work was fighting stereotypes about Africa. He reflects that at the time...
Dates: 2018-05-14

Mia 'Mimi' Evans interview, 2020-12-06

 Item
Identifier: dcpl_dcohc026_05.wav
Abstract

This is an individual interview of Mimi Evans in which she discusses being a Black mixologist, mother, and small business owner in the D.C. metropolitan area, and the effects of gentrification, the COVID-19 pandemic and 2020 protests on her personal and professional life

Dates: 2020-12-06

Michelle Hamilton interview, 2019-06-28

 File
Identifier: dcpl_dcohc019
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 2019-06-28

Microform Collection

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2024.003

Moretha Johnson interview, 2021-06-12

 Item
Identifier: dcpl_dcohc034_03.wav
Abstract Moretha Johnson, a lifelong Washingtonian, grew up in a family of singers including her mother. As a child she became involved at Asbury United Methodist Church and went on to attend Sunday school and Methodist Youth Fellowship, sing in different choirs and help lead the Brighter Day and Crocheting for Christ ministries to assist bereaved people and to make crocheted items for babies and unhoused people. She recalled attending the March on Washington and being helped home by a co-worker when...
Dates: 2021-06-12

Morgan Butler interview video, 2022

 Item
Identifier: dcpl_237_FeedBack_ButlerMorgan.mp4
Abstract

Butler (she/they) narrates their experiences at Busboys and Poets, first as a child and later as a poet and employee. She explores the cultural role that Busboys has played in DC along with gentrification in the city and how it has impacted arts spaces. Butler describes their understanding of the responsibility that business owners have toward the communities that they serve, in particular DC’s local Black community.

Dates: 2022

Mount Zion United Methodist Church Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: P013
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of 44 3”x5” (19 color, 25 B&W) and four 8”x10” (all B&W) prints of the Mount Zion United Methodist Church’s Community House. Most of the images are of the restoration of the Community House and were taken prior to the work being done. There are a few images of the handicap ramp, which was added to the church in 1983. There are no negatives with this collection.

Dates: 1984

Natalie Hopkinson Go-Go Research Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 211
Scope and Contents

Collection consists of research materials including notes and field recordings, photographs, clippings from periodicals, and ephemera documenting go-go music and culture in the Washington, DC metropolitan area gathered by Hopkinson. The collection also includes material written and published by Hopkinson.

Dates: 1986 - 2021