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Found in 22 Collections and/or Records:

Cardell Richardson, Sr. interview part 1, 2018-07-07

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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc_008_04
Scope and Contents In this interview, Cardell K. Richardson, Sr. discusses his focused and intentional path in search of respect and success while "putting God first". This is a path that took him to McKinley Technical High School in D.C. after discovering an affinity and aptitude for mechanical drawing, to Howard University's School of Architecture, to the rank of Colonel in the U.S. Air Force, from which he retired in 2003 after 26 years of service. His post-military career took a different turn than...
Dates: Other: 2018-07-07

Cardell Richardson, Sr. interview part 2, 2018-07-07

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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc_008_04
Scope and Contents In this interview, Cardell K. Richardson, Sr. discusses his focused and intentional path in search of respect and success while "putting God first". This is a path that took him to McKinley Technical High School in D.C. after discovering an affinity and aptitude for mechanical drawing, to Howard University's School of Architecture, to the rank of Colonel in the U.S. Air Force, from which he retired in 2003 after 26 years of service. His post-military career took a different turn than...
Dates: Other: 2018-07-07

Cardell Richardson, Sr. interview part 3, 2018-07-07

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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc_008_04
Scope and Contents In this interview, Cardell K. Richardson, Sr. discusses his focused and intentional path in search of respect and success while "putting God first". This is a path that took him to McKinley Technical High School in D.C. after discovering an affinity and aptitude for mechanical drawing, to Howard University's School of Architecture, to the rank of Colonel in the U.S. Air Force, from which he retired in 2003 after 26 years of service. His post-military career took a different turn than...
Dates: Other: 2018-07-07

Carol Thompson Cole interview, 2019-06-03

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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc015
Scope and Contents This is an oral history interview of Carol Thompson Cole. She discusses what her membership in the Asbury United Methodist Church means for her. With the encouragement of her parents, she decides to attend Smith College. She reflects on what it was like to be a young African American woman of faith at Smith in the 1960s. Thompson Cole trailblazer new places for African American women in D.C. government, shortly after the city was granted home rule. Thompson Cole would serve 12 years for...
Dates: 2019-06-03

Carol Travis interview, 2019-07-27

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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc015
Scope and Contents In this oral history Carol Travis reflects of her life as a lifelong Washingtonian. She was christened at Asbury United Methodist Church. Carl discusses her impressions of Washington, D.C., as it has changed over the decades starting in the 1940s. Topics that she discusses that are related to the city's transformations include gentrification, the 1968 riots, and how increased congestions keeps potential parishioners away. Throughout the interview she often returns to the value of education,...
Dates: 2019-07-27

Dr. James Shopshire interview part 1, 2018-06-14

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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc_008_05_1
Scope and Contents Dr. James M. Shopshire discuss his childhood in Georgia, including witnessing to the Ku Klux Klan and the steps that African Americans of the took in order to deal with segregation and violence; all the way to his accomplishments at Wesley Theological Seminary broadening the scope and access to Urban Ministry for adult students of all backgrounds, and the significant strategic and administrative presence he has held in the United Methodist Church. Mr. Shopshire also discusses his current...
Dates: Other: 2018-06-14

Dr. James Shopshire interview part 2, 2018-06-14

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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc_008_05
Scope and Contents Dr. James M. Shopshire discuss his childhood in Georgia, including witnessing to the Ku Klux Klan and the steps that African Americans of the took in order to deal with segregation and violence; all the way to his accomplishments at Wesley Theological Seminary broadening the scope and access to Urban Ministry for adult students of all backgrounds, and the significant strategic and administrative presence he has held in the United Methodist Church. Mr. Shopshire also discusses his current...
Dates: Other: 2018-06-14

Dr. James Shopshire interview part 3, 2018-06-14

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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc_008_05_3
Scope and Contents Dr. James M. Shopshire discuss his childhood in Georgia, including witnessing to the Ku Klux Klan and the steps that African Americans of the took in order to deal with segregation and violence; all the way to his accomplishments at Wesley Theological Seminary broadening the scope and access to Urban Ministry for adult students of all backgrounds, and the significant strategic and administrative presence he has held in the United Methodist Church. Mr. Shopshire also discusses his current...
Dates: Other: 2018-06-14

Dr. Leonard Haynes III interview, 2019-05-11

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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc015
Scope and Contents In this oral history Dr. Leonard Haynes III reflects on his time as an active member of Asbury United Methodist Church in Washington, D.C., as well as his career as an educator and advocate for historically Black colleges and universities. He talks about why he believes that historically Black colleges and universities are essential to the United States, as well as challenges that they face. He has served in education departments around the country, including for D.C. Mayor Marion Barry,...
Dates: 2019-05-11

Irene Pierce interview, 2021-07-15

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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc034_04.wav
Abstract A career federal employee who answered the call to ministry in the United Methodist Church later in life, Rev. Irene C. Pierce reflects on her 95 years. This includes her early childhood and a later visit to Pickens, South Carolina; her church life, extending beyond Asbury United Methodist Church in Washington, D.C., to the general church and then pastoring a small Black church in a mostly white town; dealing with racism while trying to climb the ladder at the Treasury and Commerce...
Dates: 2021-07-15