Lorenzo Calendar: Storytelling about Afro-American Invention and Innovation

Object Details

Creator

Anacostia Museum

Scope and Contents

To a group of children, Lorenzo Calender, professional storyteller and Griot, spoke of the African origin of the language of Swahili, agriculture, navigation, monotheism, and algebra. He led the children through a portion of the exhibition 'The Real McCoy: Afro-American Invention and Innovation 1619-1930,' and told stories.

Event. Related to exhibition 'The Real McCoy: Afro-American Invention and Innovation 1619-1930.' Undated.

Date

circa 1990

Extent

1 Video recording (VHS)

Type

Archival materials

Video recordings

Topic

African Americans

Inventors

Inventions

Technology

Technological innovations

Storytelling

Museums and community

Children

Place

Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)

Washington (D.C.)

United States

Citation

Lorenzo Calendar: Storytelling about Afro-American Invention and Innovation, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier

ACMA.03-026, Item ACMA AV002100_B