Oral History Interview with Brenda Jones
Object Details
- Creator
- Anacostia Community Museum
- Scope and Contents
- Brenda Jones spoke about growing up east of the Anacostia River in Ward 7; differences in the educational system between today and when she was a child; moving out of southeast Washington, D.C. in 1958 and then moving back to southeast with her children; the violence and deterioration of quality of life in communities; her vision for and development of a community center; the image of Anacostia in the media and people's perception of southeast Washington, D.C.; and her future vision for herself, her organization (Parklands Community Center), and the community.
- Interview created in conjunction with the Anacostia Community Museum's 40th Anniversary Oral History Project and the exhibition, 'East of the River: Continuity and Change.' Dated 20070504
- Date
- 2007
- Extent
- 1 Video recording (MiniDV)
- Type
- Archival materials
- Video recordings
- Interviews
- Topic
- African Americans
- Communities
- African American neighborhoods
- Neighborhoods
- Place
- Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)
- Washington (D.C.)
- United States
- Citation
- East of the River: Interview with Brenda Jones, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
- Identifier
- ACMA.03-052, Item ACMA AV005170
- General
- Title created by ACM staff based on project/exhibition name and interviewee's name.
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- Date
- 2007 - 2008