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Black persons

 Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 233 Collections and/or Records:

Thelma D. Jones interview, 2019-11-27

 File
Identifier: rwhc_ohp_2019_004.wav
Scope and Contents

In this oral history interview, Thelma D. Jones, a long time DC resident, discusses her life and experiences moving from Snow Hill, North Carolina, to Washington, D.C. Ms. Jones talks about her family life and upbringing in Snow Hill; her move to Washington after graduating from Durham College; and her life and work in DC. Ms. Jones also discusses some of the changes she's witnessed in Washington and the impact she's made on the city.

Dates: 2019-11-27
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library / Center for Inspired Teaching 'Real World History' Oral History Project / Series 6: 2019-2020 School Year / Sub-series 1: Interviews

Thomas Stanley interview, 2021-06-20

 Item
Identifier: dcpl_dcohc031_10.wav
Abstract Thomas Stanley talks about being born in Cincinnati, Ohio and moving to Washington, D.C. during a tense political climate and personal challenges, dealing with racial bullying in middle school. Thomas studies psychology at Brown University, where he is first introduced to Sun Ra, whose work he will study in the future closely and write an important manuscript about. After meeting his future wife, Thomas leaves the DMV area and travels across the country to Wisconsin, where he established the...
Dates: 2021-06-20
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library / DC Oral History Collaborative Collection / Series 31: Where is My Place? Experimental Arts Community Building and Re-Building in Washington, D.C. / Sub-Series 1: Interviews

Theresa Trainor Research Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 186
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of the research and writings about Theresa Trainor’s projects in the Southwest neighborhood completed as a part of her studies at American University. There are research papers, research files, interviews, transcripts, audio, and video cassettes. Materials document Southwest before urban renewal transformed the neighborhood. Many of the materials document the Willow Tree playground football team and its alumni.

Dates: 1911 - 1994; Majority of material found within 1992 - 1994
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library

U Street Oral History Project - D.C.'s Cultural Corridor

 Digital Collection
Identifier: dcpl_ohp026
Dates: 2014
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library

Vanella Crawford interview, 2018-07-11

 File
Identifier: dcpl_dcohc006_04.wav
Scope and Contents Vanella Crawford, a native of Washington, D.C., discusses her family history, living in public housing before moving to the Columbia Height neighborhood, attending Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee and then enrolling in the first class at Federal City College (now the University of the District of Columbia), her awakening the the catholic faith and political awareness, traveling to Europe and Africa as part of Experiments in International Living program, her family's concerns about...
Dates: 2018-07-11
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library / DC Oral History Collaborative Collection / Series 6: Federal City College Oral History Project / Sub-Series 1: Interviews

Wes Morrison interview, 2022-12-28

 Item
Identifier: rwhc_ohp_2022_009.wav
Abstract In this oral history interview, Mr. Wes Morrison discusses his life and experiences moving from Durham, North Carolina, to Washington, D.C., in 1959. The interview begins with a discussion of Mr. Morrison’s early life in Durham. Mr. Morrison talks about his grandmother and aunt, who raised him, and the Brookstown community in which they lived. He also shares memories of his upbringing and educational experiences in Durham and discusses racial segregation and race relations in the city. Mr....
Dates: Other: 2022-12-28
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library / Center for Inspired Teaching 'Real World History' Oral History Project / Series 9: 2022-2023 School Year / Sub-Series 1: Interviews

Wilhelmina Goff interview, 2021-06-05

 Item
Identifier: dcpl_dcohc034_01.wav
Abstract Wilhelmina Goff describes growing up in segregated Columbia, South Carolina, where her father became one of the first Black men to register to vote. After experiencing segregation on buses in Columbia, she becomes involved in the Morgan State College student sit-in movement that desegregated stores, lunch counters and a movie theater in Baltimore. She starts her career as an educator in Ohio, where she also served as the Midwest regional director of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. She...
Dates: 2021-06-05
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library / DC Oral History Collaborative Collection / Series 34: Asbury United Methodist Church Oral History Project / Sub-Series 1: Interviews

Wilson, J. Finley

 Unprocessed Material — Box 1
Identifier: 2020-012
Dates: 1930-1950
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library

Women in the Life

 Digital Collection
Identifier: dcpl_witla
Dates: 1993 - 2003
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library

H.D. Woodson and Metropolitan A.M.E. Church Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 093
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of materials found in the former home of Howard D. Woodson, including personal documents from his time in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and items from when he served as the superintendent of Sunday school at the Metropolitan A. M. E. Church in Washington, D.C. Example materials include a commencement program, treasurer reports, a tax levy, monthly reports, class lists, teaching aides, annual reports, construction quotes and contracts, invoices, and speeches.

Dates: 1852-1913
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library

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