The Real McCoy: Teacher Seminar

Object Details

Creator

Anacostia Museum

Scope and Contents

Held from June 26 - 29, 1989 at the Anacostia Museum, the teacher seminar consisted of lectures and workshops about black inventors and innovators, and their struggle for recognition. The lectures and workshops were led by experts in history and the patent process, and inventors. Sessions on critical thinking and teaching strategies were also part of the program. Curator Portia James highlighted the exhibition 'The Real McCoy: Afro-American Invention and Innovation 1619-1930.' Dr. West and C.R. Gibbs provided historical context about African American inventors. Pat Ives spoke about historical figures and the patent process, and Bessie Wiley discussed creativity and inventiveness. Other seminar participants included Fred Schmidt, Karen Skilman, young inventor Maurice Scales, Frank Price, inventor Cortland Dugger, and Dr. Jimmie Jackson.

Seminar. Related to exhibition 'The Real McCoy: Afro-American Invention and Innovation 1619-1930.' AV002059: dated 19890626. AV002131 and AV002058: undated. AV002151and AV002060: dated 19890629.

Date

1989

Extent

5 Video recordings (VHS)

Type

Archival materials

Video recordings

Topic

African Americans

African American inventors

Inventors

Inventions

Technology

Technological innovations

Patents

Patent laws and legislation

Teachers

Education

teaching

Place

Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)

Washington (D.C.)

United States

Citation

The Real McCoy: Teacher Seminar, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier

ACMA.03-026, Item ACMA AV002059

Local Numbers

ACMA AV002131 ACMA AV002151 ACMA AV002060 ACMA AV002058