Before freedom came: African American life in the antebellum South audiovisual records
Object Details
- Creator
- Anacostia Community Museum
- Scope and Contents note
- Audiovisual materials related to the exhibit "Before Freedom Came: African American Life in the Antebellum South," which explores the life styles of enslaved and free black people, their regional work patterns, struggles, and triumphs. This exhibition was developed for circulation by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service with the assistance of the Anacostia Museum of the Smithsonian Institution and the National Museum of American History. It was adapted from an exhibition organized by the Museum of the Confederacy, Richmond, Virginia. This collection contains audiovisual materials related to the Before Freedom Came exhibit, including video recordings of exhibit tours, docent training, and news coverage of the exhibit.
- Date
- 1993
- Extent
- 3 Video recordings (3 VHS 1/2" video recordings)
- 0.15 Linear feet
- Type
- Archival materials
- Video recordings
- Topic
- African Americans
- Plantation life -- History
- Museum exhibits
- Place
- Southern States
- Citation
- Before freedom came: African American life in the antebellum South audiovisual records, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution
- Identifier
- ACMA.03-032, Series ACMA AV03-032
