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Fred Douglass Kids Skit

Object Details

Creator
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
Scope and Contents
African American youth perform a skit which provides a glimpse into the life of families and young adults in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Topics explored include prostitution, reefer and alcohol use, army recruitment, black power, and family dynamics with the moral "united we stand, divided we fall."
Theatrical performance. Part of ACM Museum Events, PR, and Ceremonies Recordings Record Group. Undated.
Date
circa 1970
Extent
1 Video recording (open reel, 1/2 inch)
Type
Archival materials
Video recordings
Drama
Topic
African Americans
African American families
Family
African American youth
Youth
Black power
Social history
Place
Washington (D.C.)
United States
Citation
Fred Douglass Kids Skit, Record Group AV09-023, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier
ACMA.09-023, Item ACMA AV004316
General
Title transcribed from physical asset.
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