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Black Poetry Reading and A Look into Anacostia, A Look into the Past

Object Details

Creator
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
Scope and Contents
Two part program: reading of black poetry and panel discussion about Anacostia. Students from Federal City College read poems written by Countee Cullen, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Claude McKay, and Langston Hughes. John Dale and Ethel Green talk about the history of Anacostia in a panel discussion titled A Look into Anacostia, A Look into the Past. John Kinard provides an introduction for the program.
Poetry reading and discussion. Part of ACM Museum Events, PR, and Ceremonies Recordings. AV003436-2: part one. AV003436-1: part two. Poor sound quality. Undated.
Date
circa 1970s
Extent
1 Sound recording (open reel, 1/4 inch)
Type
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Poetry
Topic
African Americans
Poetry
Communities
Community museums
Museums and community
African American neighborhoods
Neighborhoods
Social history
Place
Barry Farms (Washington, D.C.)
Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)
Washington (D.C.)
United States
Citation
Black Poetry Reading and A Look into Anacostia, A Look into the Past, Record Group AV09-023, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier
ACMA.09-023, Item ACMA AV003436-2
Local Numbers
ACMA AV003436-1

Related Content

1 result(s)
  • Museum Events, Programs, and Projects, 1967-1989
    Scope and Contents note
    This collection contains video and audio recordings of events, talks, and ceremonies hosted at or by the Anacostia Community Museum. It also contains audiovisual PR materials for the museum and its events. The collection includes recordings of a wide array of events, including the opening of the Anacostia Community Museum, award and dedication ceremonies, and documentation of on- and off-site events and talks, such as recordings of lectures and sermons delivered by founding Museum Director John Kinard.
    Date
    1967-1989
    Extent
    12 Linear feet
    392 Sound recordings (50 open reel 1/4" sound recordings ; 5 microcassette sound recordings ; 337 audio cassette sound recordings)
    266 Video recordings (1 Super 8 film reel ; 152 open reel 1/2" video recordings ; 3 U-matic 3/4" video recordings ; 110 VHS 1/2" video recordings)
    Citation
    Anacostia Community Museum Programs and Projects, 1967-1989, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
    Type
    Collection descriptions
    Archival materials
    Sound recordings
    Video recordings
    Museum records
    Topic
    African Americans
    Place
    Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)
    Identifier
    ACMA.09-023
    General
    Many of the video recordings originally recorded onto 1/2" open reel were transferred to VHS in 1990.
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