African Americans

Bill Johnson interview, 2019-06-15

File

Identifier: dcpl_dcohc015

Scope and Contents Bill Johnson reflects on his life as an active lay member of Asbury United Methodist Church, and his years of service with the Washington, D.C. government. He moved from working in the post office to serving in Mayor Marion Barry's cabinet, rapidly climbing the ladder from a G5 to G18 level employee. He discusses the integration of the D.C. government. Johnson highlights his involvement in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, and the relationship between the civil rights movement...

Dates: 2019-06-15

Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library / DC Oral History Collaborative Collection / Series 15: Asbury United Methodist Church Oral History Project / Sub-Series 1: Interviews

Black in Space Collection

Collection

Identifier: 218

Content Description

This collction includes born digital files from Black in Space: A Virtual Black Pride Experience that was held May 21 - 25, 2020. The inaugural journey was a five day virtual series of experiences that celebrated the diversity and resilience of Black LGBTQ+ communities through storytelling and technology.

Dates: 2020-05-21 - 2020-05-25

Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library

Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence Artifact Collection

Digital Collection

Identifier: blmf

Dates: 2020 or 2021

Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library

Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence Artifact Collection

Collection — External hard drive DIG_00030

Identifier: 208

Content Description Please note: This collection contains strong language, references to police brutality, and violent imagery. The Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence Artifact Collection consists of posters, banners, clothing, photographs, and ephemeral objects attached to the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence (BLM Fence) surrounding Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C, from June 2020 to January 2021. The artifacts were attached to the fence to protest the treatment of Black and Brown communities by police and...

Dates: 2020 or 2021

Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library

Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence Oral History

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 231

Content Description

Oral history interviews commissioned by the DC Public Library Foundation documenting a subset of the activist community at the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence in Lafayette Park who worked to protect and curate the Fence.

Dates: 2021-02-05 - 2023

Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library

Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence Photograph Collection

Collection — External hard drive DIG_00030

Identifier: 228

Scope and Contents

The Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence Photograph Collection documents the appearance of this temporary but important landmark on the north side of Lafayette Square over two days in January 2021.

Dates: 2021-02 - 2021-04

Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library

Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence Photographs Collection in Dig DC

Digital Collection

Identifier: 228_blmf

Dates: 2021-01

Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library

Black Lives Matter Panels

Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 2021.006

Dates: 2020-05-25 - 2020-08-10

Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library

Black Military Photograph Collection

Collection

Identifier: P033

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of 262 black and white photographs of African Americans in military service during World War II. Photographs depict soldiers in combat, receiving honors or awards, performing duties, training, recovering from injuries, and enjoying leisure activities. Some portraits of soldiers are also included.

Dates: 1942-1946

Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library