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Black persons

 Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 237 Collections and/or Records:

Preston Sampson III interview, part 2, 2021-07-08

 Item
Identifier: dcpl_dcohc039_05_02.wav
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

Preston Sampson III interview transcript, part 1, 2021-07-08

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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc039_05_01_tra.pdf
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

Preston Sampson III interview transcript, part 2, 2021-07-08

 Item
Identifier: dcpl_dcohc039_05_02_tra.pdf
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

Preston Sampson III interview video, part 1, 2021-07-08

 Item
Identifier: dcpl_dcohc039_05_01_v.mp4
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

Dorothy Provine Free Black Research Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 139
Scope and Contents The Dorothy Provine Free Black Research Collection contains photocopies of wills, marriage registers, freedom records, manumissions records, research files, writings by Provine, birth records, death records, records of social organizations, genealogy records, and records of black property owners. It should be noted that while the documents in this collection date from 1686 to 1997, nearly all records in this collection are photocopies of original documents, made predominantly in the...
Dates: 1686-1997

Chip Py Go-Go Collection

 Collection — External hard drive DIG_00029
Identifier: 199
Content Description The Chip Py Go-Go Collection consists of 1,900-plus individually composed and artistically rendered images of concert performances of Chuck Brown, the 'Godfather of Go-Go'; and other individuals and bands, including Rare Essence, Backyard Band, Familiar Faces, Suttle Thoughts, BE'LA DONA, and Da Mixx. The photographs were taken by Chip Py, personal photographer to Chuck Brown, between 2010 and 2020. The bulk of the collection dates from 2010-2014. The collection documents the importance of...
Dates: 2010 - 2020

Radcliffe College Black Women Oral History Project

 Collection
Identifier: OHP004
Scope and Contents

Between 1976 and 1981 the Schlesinger Library of Radcliffe College in Cambridge, Massachusetts, conducted over 70 oral history interviews with African-American women, of which the transcripts of 8 D.C. interviews were donated to the D.C. Public Library. Topics include family background, childhood history, family, socioeconomic status, education, influences, accomplishments and the effects of sex and race on their lives. No tapes of these interviews were transferred to the Library.

Dates: 1976 - 1981

Raymond Henderson interview, 2018-07-02

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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc006_03.wav
Scope and Contents Raymond Henderson, a native of Washington, D.C., discusses his childhood mostly spent in the Anacostia neighborhood, attending different elementary and junior high schools before dropping out of high school to join the Marine Corps at the age of 17, his experiences during the Vietnam War, earning his GED and enrolling in Federal City College (now the University of the District of Columbia) to study political science, the evlution of his political conscieness and his involvment with student...
Dates: 2018-07-02

Richard Hamilton interview, 2020-11-02

 File
Identifier: dcpl_dcohc020
Scope and Contents

Mr. Hamilton recalls stories about living in segregated America, the start of the Marshall Heights Community Development Organization, owing the Central Ave Market in Marshall Heights, serving on the Metropolitan Police Department, and as Director of Security of the Jefferson Hotel. He provides great advice about how to treat people and maintaining strong relationships.

Dates: 2020-11-02

Richard Hamilton transcript, 2020-11-02

 File
Identifier: dcpl_dcohc020
Scope and Contents

Mr. Hamilton recalls stories about living in segregated America, the start of the Marshall Heights Community Development Organization, owing the Central Ave Market in Marshall Heights, serving on the Metropolitan Police Department, and as Director of Security of the Jefferson Hotel. He provides great advice about how to treat people and maintaining strong relationships.

Dates: 2020-11-02