The Real McCoy: Television Coverage

Object Details

Creator

WMAR-TV (Television station : Baltimore, Md.)

Scope and Contents

Public affairs show '2 The Point,' which aired on WMAR-TV Baltimore, provided coverage and promotion of 'The Real McCoy: Afro-American Invention and Innovation 1619-1930,' which was on display at the Anacostia Museum from May 1989 - May 1990. Curator Portia James spoke about the exhibition; young inventors explained their inventions; and images from the exhibition were part of the television program.

Television program. Related to exhibition 'The Real McCoy: Afro-American Invention and Innovation 1619-1930.' AV002065: dated 19890702. AV002058: undated.

Date

1989

Extent

2 Video recordings (VHS)

Type

Archival materials

Video recordings

Topic

African Americans

African American inventors

Inventors

Inventions

Technology

Technological innovations

Patents

Patent laws and legislation

Enslaved persons

Slavery

Museum exhibits

Place

Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)

Washington (D.C.)

United States

Citation

The Real McCoy: Television Coverage, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier

ACMA.03-026, Item ACMA AV002065

Local Numbers

ACMA AV002058