Discrimination
Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 52 Collections and/or Records:
Jim Vitarello part 2 Spanish index, 2022-06-05
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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc049_03_02_ind_spa.pdf
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In the second part of his interview, Jim Vitarello talks further about his Catholic faith and how it has impacted his lifestyle and work. Vitarello discusses key figures in D.C. history, including Walter Fauntroy and his experience working for Congressman Silvio Conte during law school and at HUD as a young lawyer. Vitarello speaks in detail about credit availability in the disinvested neighborhood of Adams Morgan, the role of banks and Savings and Loans and his work towards more equitable...
Dates:
2022-06-05
Jim Vitarello part 2 Spanish transcript, 2022-06-05
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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc049_03_02_tra_spa.pdf
Abstract
In the second part of his interview, Jim Vitarello talks further about his Catholic faith and how it has impacted his lifestyle and work. Vitarello discusses key figures in D.C. history, including Walter Fauntroy and his experience working for Congressman Silvio Conte during law school and at HUD as a young lawyer. Vitarello speaks in detail about credit availability in the disinvested neighborhood of Adams Morgan, the role of banks and Savings and Loans and his work towards more equitable...
Dates:
2022-06-05
Joe Hairston interview part 1, 2016-11-15
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Identifier: dcpl_220_004_01.mp3
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In this interview, Hairston discusses his role in integrating the 1300 block of Kennedy Street NW in the mid-1950s and his move to D.C.’s Shepherd Park neighborhood in 1963, where he joined the efforts of Neighbors, Inc. to oppose blockbusting, racial steering, and other forms of racial discrimination in housing. He also discusses his daughters’ experiences in D.C.’s newly- integrated schools and later work by Neighbors, Inc. to stop the construction of freeways through D.C., promote traffic...
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Other: 2016-11-15
John Jones English index, 2022-10-03
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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc049_04_ind_eng.pdf
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John Jones reflects on his early life growing up in Kansas City, discussing early experiences of racism and witnessing racial violence personally and nationally, including the murder of Emmett Till. He subsequently joined the Army and then came to D.C. to attend Howard University. Motivated to be involved in the Civil Rights Movement and local organizing, Jones became involved with the Adams Morgan Organization and later was elected to the ANC. He describes how in these roles he supported...
Dates:
2022-10-03
John Jones English transcript, 2022-10-03
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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc049_04_tra_eng.pdf
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John Jones reflects on his early life growing up in Kansas City, discussing early experiences of racism and witnessing racial violence personally and nationally, including the murder of Emmett Till. He subsequently joined the Army and then came to D.C. to attend Howard University. Motivated to be involved in the Civil Rights Movement and local organizing, Jones became involved with the Adams Morgan Organization and later was elected to the ANC. He describes how in these roles he supported...
Dates:
2022-10-03
John Jones interview, 2022-10-03
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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc049_04.mp3
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John Jones reflects on his early life growing up in Kansas City, discussing early experiences of racism and witnessing racial violence personally and nationally, including the murder of Emmett Till. He subsequently joined the Army and then came to D.C. to attend Howard University. Motivated to be involved in the Civil Rights Movement and local organizing, Jones became involved with the Adams Morgan Organization and later was elected to the ANC. He describes how in these roles he supported...
Dates:
2022-10-03
John Jones Spanish index, 2022-10-03
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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc049_04_ind_spa.pdf
Abstract
John Jones reflects on his early life growing up in Kansas City, discussing early experiences of racism and witnessing racial violence personally and nationally, including the murder of Emmett Till. He subsequently joined the Army and then came to D.C. to attend Howard University. Motivated to be involved in the Civil Rights Movement and local organizing, Jones became involved with the Adams Morgan Organization and later was elected to the ANC. He describes how in these roles he supported...
Dates:
2022-10-03
John Jones Spanish transcript, 2022-10-03
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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc049_04_tra_spa.pdf
Abstract
John Jones reflects on his early life growing up in Kansas City, discussing early experiences of racism and witnessing racial violence personally and nationally, including the murder of Emmett Till. He subsequently joined the Army and then came to D.C. to attend Howard University. Motivated to be involved in the Civil Rights Movement and local organizing, Jones became involved with the Adams Morgan Organization and later was elected to the ANC. He describes how in these roles he supported...
Dates:
2022-10-03
John Lawrence Hargrove and David Hargrove English index, 2022-09-24
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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc049_01_ind_eng.pdf
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Larry and David Hargrove reflect on Ann Hargrove and her role and impact in Adams Morgan through her lifelong organizing work. They discuss the character of the neighborhood, its sense of community and diversity, and what makes it special, as well as the challenges they have seen with crime and the realities of changing demographics and gentrification. Larry talks about Ann’s work to designate several historic districts within Adams Morgan in order to preserve the architecture and prevent...
Dates:
2022-09-24
John Lawrence Hargrove and David Hargrove English transcript, 2022-09-24
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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc049_01_tra_eng.pdf
Abstract
Larry and David Hargrove reflect on Ann Hargrove and her role and impact in Adams Morgan through her lifelong organizing work. They discuss the character of the neighborhood, its sense of community and diversity, and what makes it special, as well as the challenges they have seen with crime and the realities of changing demographics and gentrification. Larry talks about Ann’s work to designate several historic districts within Adams Morgan in order to preserve the architecture and prevent...
Dates:
2022-09-24