Juneteenth Celebration

Object Details

Creator
Anacostia Museum
Anacostia Community Museum
Scope and Contents
On June 20, 1992, the Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture's Juneteenth Celebration was held at the Anacostia Museum. Museum Director Steven Newsome, Mayor Sharon Pratt Kelly, and other civic leaders greeted guests with speeches. Musical and dance performances included a capella groups In Process and REVERB; go-go bands Junkyard Band and Chuck Brown/Soul Searchers; doo-wop singers The Orioles; reggae band Third Eye; Melvin Deal West African Dancers; and St. Teresa of Avila Choir. Children's activities included games, such as balloon toss and sack race. Storytellers Rita Cox and Jamal Koram, puppeteer Schroeder Cherry, and Happy the Clown also performed. Arts and crafts demonstrations included hair braiding, kente weaving, tie dyeing, jewelry making, doll making, cartooning, and quilting by Daughter of Dorcas. The day also included a Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad Reenactment by Kwelismith and a poetry reading 'The Spoken Word.'
Celebration - festival. Part of Juneteenth Programs. AV002086: 19920620. AV002092: dated 1992.
Date
1992
Extent
2 Video recordings (VHS, 1/2")
Type
Archival materials
Video recordings
Topic
African Americans
Juneteenth
Celebrations
Museums and community
Place
Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)
United States
Citation
Juneteenth Program Records, 1989-1998, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier
ACMA.01-007.13, Item ACMA AV002086
Local Numbers
ACMA AV002092

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  • Juneteenth Program Records, 1989-1998
    Scope and Contents
    This collection consists of the records of Anacostia Community Museum's Juneteenth program held by the museum from 1989-1999. The material consists primarily of event programs, photographs, and audiovisual recordings of the various celebrations held on the grounds of the museum. video and audio recordings of the program events.
    Biographical / Historical
    Juneteenth is the celebration of the emancipation of Texas slaves, who were formally notified of their freedom on June 19, 1865. Although Congress abolished slavery in the District of Columbia in April and the territories in June of 1862, it took over two years for the news to reach Texas. The celebration of freedom demonstrates the richness of African American culture and a strong spirit of community. Since 1865, Juneteenth has been celebrated in communities throughout the country with a variety of activities, including picnics, parades, music, speeches, dancing, rodeos and baseball. In 1989, the Anacostia Museum began hosting a Juneteenth celebration, which typically included speeches, musical and dance performances, children's activities, and arts and crafts demonstrations.
    Date
    1989-1998
    Extent
    936 Photographs (1 Binder, 35mm slides, negatives, and photographic prints.)
    0.5 Linear feet
    10 Video recordings (VHS, 1/2" )
    1 Sound recording (audio cassette)
    Citation
    Juneteenth Program Records, 1989-1998, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
    Type
    Collection descriptions
    Archival materials
    Photographs
    Video recordings
    Sound recordings
    Slides (photographs)
    Topic
    Juneteenth
    Public Programs
    Celebrations
    Sound recordings
    Place
    Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)
    Identifier
    ACMA.01-007.13
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