African Americans
Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 323 Collections and/or Records:
Dorothy Provine Free Black Research Collection
Collection
Identifier: 139
Scope and Contents
The Dorothy Provine Free Black Research Collection contains photocopies of wills, marriage registers, freedom records, manumissions records, research files, writings by Provine, birth records, death records, records of social organizations, genealogy records, and records of black property owners. It should be noted that while the documents in this collection date from 1686 to 1997, nearly all records in this collection are photocopies of original documents, made predominantly in the...
Dates:
1686-1997
Chip Py Go-Go Collection
Collection — External hard drive DIG_00029
Identifier: 199
Content Description
The Chip Py Go-Go Collection consists of 1,900-plus individually composed and artistically rendered images of concert performances of Chuck Brown, the 'Godfather of Go-Go'; and other individuals and bands, including Rare Essence, Backyard Band, Familiar Faces, Suttle Thoughts, BE'LA DONA, and Da Mixx. The photographs were taken by Chip Py, personal photographer to Chuck Brown, between 2010 and 2020. The bulk of the collection dates from 2010-2014. The collection documents the importance of...
Dates:
2010 - 2020
Radcliffe College Black Women Oral History Project
Collection
Identifier: OHP004
Scope and Contents
Between 1976 and 1981 the Schlesinger Library of Radcliffe College in Cambridge, Massachusetts, conducted over 70 oral history interviews with African-American women, of which the transcripts of 8 D.C. interviews were donated to the D.C. Public Library. Topics include family background, childhood history, family, socioeconomic status, education, influences, accomplishments and the effects of sex and race on their lives. No tapes of these interviews were transferred to the Library.
Dates:
1976 - 1981
Randi Payton index, 2022-06-16
Item
Identifier: dcpl_dcohc046_03_ind.pdf
Abstract
Randi Payton details his life from Camden, New Jersey to Washington, D.C. Through the course of his life Randi has pursued many entrepreneurial endeavors including working as a freelance journalist for the Washington Post and serving as editor for the Washington Afro newspaper. He also founded the first national automotive magazine newspaper supplements in African American, Hispanic, and Asian newspapers. In 1995, he launched the first automotive website in the U.S. and the annual Urban...
Dates:
2022-06-16
Randi Payton interview, 2022-06-16
Item
Identifier: dcpl_dcohc046_03.mp4
Abstract
Randi Payton details his life from Camden, New Jersey to Washington, D.C. Through the course of his life Randi has pursued many entrepreneurial endeavors including working as a freelance journalist for the Washington Post and serving as editor for the Washington Afro newspaper. He also founded the first national automotive magazine newspaper supplements in African American, Hispanic, and Asian newspapers. In 1995, he launched the first automotive website in the U.S. and the annual Urban...
Dates:
2022-06-16
Randi Payton photo 1, 2022-06-16
Item
Identifier: dcpl_dcohc046_03_image01.jpg
Abstract
Randi Payton details his life from Camden, New Jersey to Washington, D.C. Through the course of his life Randi has pursued many entrepreneurial endeavors including working as a freelance journalist for the Washington Post and serving as editor for the Washington Afro newspaper. He also founded the first national automotive magazine newspaper supplements in African American, Hispanic, and Asian newspapers. In 1995, he launched the first automotive website in the U.S. and the annual Urban...
Dates:
2022-06-16
Randi Payton photo 2, 2022-06-16
Item
Identifier: dcpl_dcohc046_03_image02.jpg
Abstract
Randi Payton details his life from Camden, New Jersey to Washington, D.C. Through the course of his life Randi has pursued many entrepreneurial endeavors including working as a freelance journalist for the Washington Post and serving as editor for the Washington Afro newspaper. He also founded the first national automotive magazine newspaper supplements in African American, Hispanic, and Asian newspapers. In 1995, he launched the first automotive website in the U.S. and the annual Urban...
Dates:
2022-06-16
Randi Payton photo 3, 2022-06-16
Item
Identifier: dcpl_dcohc046_03_image03.jpg
Abstract
Randi Payton details his life from Camden, New Jersey to Washington, D.C. Through the course of his life Randi has pursued many entrepreneurial endeavors including working as a freelance journalist for the Washington Post and serving as editor for the Washington Afro newspaper. He also founded the first national automotive magazine newspaper supplements in African American, Hispanic, and Asian newspapers. In 1995, he launched the first automotive website in the U.S. and the annual Urban...
Dates:
2022-06-16
Randi Payton photo 4, 2022-06-16
Item
Identifier: dcpl_dcohc046_03_image04.jpg
Abstract
Randi Payton details his life from Camden, New Jersey to Washington, D.C. Through the course of his life Randi has pursued many entrepreneurial endeavors including working as a freelance journalist for the Washington Post and serving as editor for the Washington Afro newspaper. He also founded the first national automotive magazine newspaper supplements in African American, Hispanic, and Asian newspapers. In 1995, he launched the first automotive website in the U.S. and the annual Urban...
Dates:
2022-06-16
Randi Payton photo 5, 2022-06-16
Item
Identifier: dcpl_dcohc046_03_image05.jpg
Abstract
Randi Payton details his life from Camden, New Jersey to Washington, D.C. Through the course of his life Randi has pursued many entrepreneurial endeavors including working as a freelance journalist for the Washington Post and serving as editor for the Washington Afro newspaper. He also founded the first national automotive magazine newspaper supplements in African American, Hispanic, and Asian newspapers. In 1995, he launched the first automotive website in the U.S. and the annual Urban...
Dates:
2022-06-16