Abstract Dr. Joseph N. Yearwood III reflects on the racial discrimination that caused his parents to send him to Brooklyn, N.Y., in the mid-1940s for his early education; the life he experienced upon his return to the District of Columbia at the age of seven, and his subsequent education and career choices; the joy of service and connection through membership in his fraternity, ROTC, the Masons, and his church, Asbury United Methodist Church in Washington, D.C. He talks about the impact of the...

Abstract Rev. Dr. Louis Shockley describes being raised in Dover, Delaware, by his parents, and being involved in desegregation efforts there before attending the March on Washington and subsequently being a leader in Junior NAACP before graduating from high school. He describes his work with civil movement leaders, helping pave the way for Martin Luther King Jr. to visit some East Coast cities. He moved from a promising art career to answering a call to the ministry and serving ministries first in...

Abstract Rev. Dr. Louis Shockley describes being raised in Dover, Delaware, by his parents, and being involved in desegregation efforts there before attending the March on Washington and subsequently being a leader in Junior NAACP before graduating from high school. He describes his work with civil movement leaders, helping pave the way for Martin Luther King Jr. to visit some East Coast cities. He moved from a promising art career to answering a call to the ministry and serving ministries first in...

Abstract Rev. Dr. Louis Shockley describes being raised in Dover, Delaware, by his parents, and being involved in desegregation efforts there before attending the March on Washington and subsequently being a leader in Junior NAACP before graduating from high school. He describes his work with civil movement leaders, helping pave the way for Martin Luther King Jr. to visit some East Coast cities. He moved from a promising art career to answering a call to the ministry and serving ministries first in...

Abstract Rev. Dr. Louis Shockley describes being raised in Dover, Delaware, by his parents, and being involved in desegregation efforts there before attending the March on Washington and subsequently being a leader in Junior NAACP before graduating from high school. He describes his work with civil movement leaders, helping pave the way for Martin Luther King Jr. to visit some East Coast cities. He moved from a promising art career to answering a call to the ministry and serving ministries first in...

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...

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...

Abstract Ruth Scarbrough discusses her life as a native Washingtonian transplanted as a teenager in Prince George’s County, Maryland. She reflects on growing up in pre-gentrified northwest and northeast Washington, D.C., the 1968 riots, living in non-diverse communities in Oklahoma, transcribing the Cassius Clay v. United States court case, pursuing career goals without the prerequisite education, and rising to career success in the federal government. She also speaks about raising boys as a single...

Abstract Ruth Scarbrough discusses her life as a native Washingtonian transplanted as a teenager in Prince George’s County, Maryland. She reflects on growing up in pre-gentrified northwest and northeast Washington, D.C., the 1968 riots, living in non-diverse communities in Oklahoma, transcribing the Cassius Clay v. United States court case, pursuing career goals without the prerequisite education, and rising to career success in the federal government. She also speaks about raising boys as a single...

Abstract Ruth Scarbrough discusses her life as a native Washingtonian transplanted as a teenager in Prince George’s County, Maryland. She reflects on growing up in pre-gentrified northwest and northeast Washington, D.C., the 1968 riots, living in non-diverse communities in Oklahoma, transcribing the Cassius Clay v. United States court case, pursuing career goals without the prerequisite education, and rising to career success in the federal government. She also speaks about raising boys as a single...