Black persons
Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Found in 233 Collections and/or Records:
Herbert Freeman interview, 2018-01-04
File
Identifier: rwhc_ohp_2017_005.wav
Scope and Contents
In this oral history interview, Mr. Herbert Freeman, owner of Freeman's House of Styles in Brightwood Park, discusses his life and experiences moving from Engelhard, North Carolina, to Washington, DC. Mr. Freeman discusses his early life in Engelhard, his move to Washington, DC, in 1962, his transition to life in the city, and his long and successful career as a barber in Washington. He also discusses violence against Black people in both the past and present, segregation in North Carolina,...
Dates:
2018-01-04
Julius Hobson Papers
Collection
Identifier: 001
Scope and Contents
The papers primarily document Julius Hobson’s activist and political activities from the early 1960s until his death in 1977. Included are materials from civil rights organizations that he headed, was involved, or helped found. In particular, the collection contains correspondence, internal memoranda, meeting minutes, financial information, newsletters, membership lists, press releases, clippings, and by laws regarding the D.C. Chapter of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), Associated...
Dates:
1960-1977
Holloman Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: 041
Scope and Contents
The papers consist primarily of the correspondence of Reverend Holloman from the 1920s through the 1960s, years in which he served as pastor of the Second Baptist Church of Washington, D.C. Reverend Holloman's handwritten lecture notes and manuscripts of sermons, speeches, and articles are in the collection as well as some records from the Second Baptist church. Files regarding the Holloman's work in the Lott Carey Society, the National Baptist Convention, Eastern Star, Alpha Sigma...
Dates:
1915-1975
Horn, Dennis
Unprocessed Material — External hard drive DIG_00045
Identifier: 2023.068
Dates:
2019 - 2021
Image of art piece by Preston Sampson III, 2021-07-08
Item
Identifier: dcpl_dcohc039_05_image.jpg
Abstract
Preston Sampson, African American artist, reflects on the influence of his family, teachers, and University of Maryland in developing him as an artist. He describes the opportunities afforded him through the mentoring of other African American artists, exhibitions in private homes, local galleries, art councils, and D.C. Department of General Services.
Dates:
2021-07-08
Image of Francine Haskins with one of her fiber-art dolls, 2021-08-29
Item
Identifier: dcpl_dcohc039_02_image.jpg
Abstract
Francine Haskins reflects on her journey through graphic design, retail, and mixed media art. After stepping out as an artist, dollmaker, art educator, author, and illustrator, she has continuously sought out support systems to sustain her work. She became known as the Doll Lady as an art educator in D.C. public schools and community fairs. She was a member of 1800 Belmont Art Collective where she initiated her Collectors brunch. This interview provides insight into the doors that Ms....
Dates:
2021-08-29
Imani Bowman interview part 1, 2019-09-18
File
Identifier: dcpl_dcohc018
Scope and Contents
Imani Bowman discusses her introduction to The Davis Center and Ms. Beatrice Davis-Williams, being a student and teacher at The Davis Center, and the magnitude of servicing your community for 50 years for any business.
Dates:
2019-09-18
Imani Bowman interview part 2, 2019-09-18
File
Identifier: dcpl_dcohc018
Scope and Contents
Imani Bowman discusses her introduction to The Davis Center and Ms. Beatrice Davis-Williams, being a student and teacher at The Davis Center, and the magnitude of servicing your community for 50 years for any business.
Dates:
2019-09-18
Irene Pierce interview, 2021-07-15
Item
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
Ivy City Oral History Project Collection
Collection
Identifier: OHP027
Scope and Contents
From 2005 and 2007, Ingrid Drake coordinated the Ivy City Oral History Project, in collaboration with the youth of Ivy City Achievers. She interviewed and supervised interviews with residents of the Ivy City neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The project was part of a larger initiative of Empower D.C., a grassroots nonprofit in D.C., called the Ivy City Neighborhood and Oral History Project, which began in 2004. The larger initiative arose from a plan to preserve Alexander Crummell School in...
Dates:
2005-2007