Panel Discussion: What Africa Should Mean to Us Today

Object Details

Creator
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
Scope and Contents
Marvin Holloway, Charles Cobb, and Courtland Cox talk on the subject of what Africa should mean to us today, or what is our relationship to the African continent? They state the importance of examining who we are, and where and what we come from; and understanding ourselves as African people. They speak about the African people's struggles against white supremacy, racism, and enslavement in the United States and throughout the world. They also address the possibility and difficulties of establishing black power and control within the context of the United States. And they ask what is that we have to do as a people, and what is that we can do as a people?
Discussion followed by question and answer session. Part of ACM Museum Events, PR, and Ceremonies Recordings. Poor sound quality during question and answer portion of recording. Undated.
Date
circa 1970s
Extent
1 Sound recording (open reel, 1/4 inch)
Type
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Topic
African Americans
African diaspora
Black people -- History
Slavery
Race relations
Black power
Black people -- Race identity
Place
Africa
Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)
Washington (D.C.)
United States
Citation
Panel Discussion: What Africa Should Mean to Us Today, Record Group AV09-023, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier
ACMA.09-023, Item ACMA AV003526-1
Local Numbers
ACMA AV003526-2
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