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Segregation

 Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 39 Collections and/or Records:

Laura Danley interview, 2021-11-23

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Identifier: rwhc_ohp_2021_004.wav
Abstract In this interview, Mrs. Laura Danley discusses her life and experiences moving from Florida to Washington, D.C. Mrs. Danley begins by discussing her early life in Florida, which she spent moving between St. Petersburg and the town of Monticello. Through this discussion, she talks about her family life, educational experiences, and segregation during her upbringing. She then discusses her move to Washington, D.C., in 1955 and her life and career in the city. She concludes by discussing some...
Dates: 2021-11-23

Lawrence Bradford interview, 2018-07-04

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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc006_01.wav
Scope and Contents Lawrence Bradford discusses his childhood growing up in Happy Hollow, Adams Morgan, Washingonton, D.C., early experiences with segregation, attending Federal City College (now the University of the District of Columbia) to study computer information, his campus extracurricular activities including basketball and student government, his involvement in community organizing for racial equality, his career at Washington Techinal Instiute and the University of the District of Columbia, and his...
Dates: 2018-07-04

Mabel Mitchell interview, 2016-01-08

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Identifier: rwhc_ohp_2015_010.wav
Scope and Contents

In this oral history interview, Ms. Mabel Mitchell, a long time DC resident, discusses her life and experiences moving from Raleigh, North Carolina, to Washington, DC. Ms. Mitchell discusses her early life in Raleigh, her move to Washington, DC, in the early 1950s, her transition to living and working in DC, and her long career in the government. Ms. Mitchell also talks about segregation and racial discrimination in Washington, as well as gentrification in the city in the 21st century.

Dates: 2016-01-08

Mapping Segregation in Washington D.C. Oral History Project

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 220
Scope and Contents Mapping Segregation in Washington DC: School and Neighborhood Desegregation in Ward 4 documents the transformation of Ward 4 neighborhoods and schools during the 1950s and early 1960s. Ward 4 was predominantly white in the early 1940s, but saw a shift in demographics as white families fled after the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Bolling v. Sharpe, in which public school segregation was deemed unconstitutional in the District of Columbia. This project primarily consists of interviews with...
Dates: 2014 - 2021

Marian Davis interview, 2020-12-27

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Identifier: rwhc_ohp_2020_002.wav
Abstract In this oral history interview, Marian Davis, a long time D.C. resident, discusses her life and experiences moving from Charlotte, North Carolina, to Washington, D.C., in 1965. Ms. Davis talks about her upbringing and education in Charlotte as well as her experience with the college process. She also discusses her experiences with segregation in North Carolina. Ms. Davis then talks about her career in the federal government, first at the Department of Agriculture and later with the Equal...
Dates: 2020-12-27

Martha Saragovitz and Barbara Saragovitz interview, 2017-10-05

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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc005
Scope and Contents

In this interview with Barbara and Martha Saragovitz, the sisters discuss growing up in Lamond Riggs, when the neighborhood was brand new and largely Jewish. They recount their experiences during the real estate blockbusting and their family's eventual move to Capitol Hill in 1963. Martha remembers a few violent incidents after moving to Southwest, D.C., and her time as an undergraduate at American University.

Dates: 2017-10-05

Mary Staton interview, 2022-11-28

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Identifier: rwhc_ohp_2022_003.wav
Abstract In this oral history interview, Ms. Mary Staton, a longtime D.C. area resident, discusses her life and experiences moving from Rocky Mount, North Carolina, to the Washington, D.C. area. She recounts her upbringing in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, and how her family’s emphasis on the importance of education coexisted with the responsibilities of growing tobacco, corn, cotton, and more on their farm. She discusses her experiences with segregation and her involvement protesting in the Civil...
Dates: 2022-11-28

Minnie Elliott interview, 2021-10-20

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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc033_05.wav
Abstract

This is an interview with the Brookland Manor Resident Council President, Minnie Elliott. Ms. Elliott currently resides in Brookland Manor and describes her efforts to bring resources and services to the residents of Brookland Manor. These efforts subsequently led her to collaborate with the Edgewood/Brookland Family Support Collaborative (E/BFSC). Ms. Elliott explains the impact that E/BFSC had and continues to have on the residents in Brookland Manor.

Dates: 2021-10-20

Northern Shaw Striver Historic Survey Oral History Project

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: OHP016
Scope and Contents

In 1993, Jeff Koenreich conducted these oral histories for the Library's Oral History Project. Residents of the Striver Section of the Shaw neighborhood were interviewed. Topics include the history of the neighborhood, childhood, family, segregation, the Civil Rights movement, and the community.

Dates: 1993

Pastor Angeloyd Fenrick interview, 2020-12-16

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Identifier: rwhc_ohp_2020_004.wav
Abstract In this oral history interview, Pastor Angeloyd Fenrick, a long time D.C. resident, discusses her life and experiences moving from Mobile County, Alabama, to Washington, D.C. Pastor Fenrick begins the interview with a discussion of her upbringing and family life in Prichard, Alabama, before going on to talk about participating in the Montgomery Bus Boycott as a thirteen-year-old. She then discusses the founding of Columbia Learning International Ministries and her work providing affordable...
Dates: 2020-12-16