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African Americans

 Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 323 Collections and/or Records:

D.C. Federation of Civic Associations Records

 Collection
Identifier: 027
Scope and Contents

The records include the D.C. Federation of Civic Associations’ (DCFCA) constitution, meeting minutes, and newsletters from member civic associations. It also contains correspondence, reports, clippings, programs, invitations, flyers, legislative materials, handwritten notes, and other records documenting the activities of DCFCA.

Dates: 1960-1979

dc1968 project Web Archive

 Collection
Identifier: dcpl_web0012

dcpl_web0026: Go-Go (Web) Archive

 Digital Web Archive
Identifier: dcpl_web0026

Debbie and Charles Thomas interview, 2020-09-28

 File
Identifier: dcpl_dcohc020
Scope and Contents

In Part 2 of this interview, Mrs. White talks about growing up in the Marshall Heights community. Mr. White talks about his initial perspective of the Marshall Heights community.

Dates: 2020-09-28

Debbie Thomas interview, 2020-05-27

 File
Identifier: dcpl_dcohc020
Scope and Contents

In this Part 1 Interview, Debbie Thomas talks about growing up on C Street, memories about the Marshall Heights community during her childhood, and life after retirement.

Dates: 2020-05-27

Deborah Campbell interview, 2019-09-19

 File
Identifier: dcpl_dcohc019
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 2019-09-19

Debra Frazier interview, 2019-07-23

 Item
Identifier: dcpl_dcohc024_02.wav
Scope and Contents

Debra Frazier discusses her background, becoming an organizer, and becoming involved in public housing organizing within her community of Arthur Capper/Carrollsburg and beyond.

Dates: 2019-07-23

Denise Rollins interview, 2020-05-22

 File
Identifier: dcpl_dcohc021
Scope and Contents Denise Rollins, current Chair of the Board of Directors at Dance Place, reflects on her life and relationship to the DC African dance community. Rollins speaks about her professional trajectory that began in public policy, which led her to spend a number of years working for the African American Institute and eventually USAID. Rollins recalls the early years of Dance Place and DanceAfrica, DC and how each remains important to her life today as Dance Place celebrates its 40-year anniversary...
Dates: 2020-05-22

Detrice Belt interview, 2019-07-31

 File
Identifier: dcpl_dcohc019
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 2019-07-31

Arrington Dixon Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 132
Scope and Contents

The Arrington Dixon Papers Collection contains materials including campaign ephemera; correspondence; newspaper clippings and publications; photographs; pamphlets; and other documents related to Dixon’s political campaigns, work in city government (especially for the District of Columbia City Council), and personal life. The bulk of the collection covers 1953 to 1989.

Dates: 1935-2008; Majority of material found within 1953 - 1989