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John Kinard Talks About History and Purpose of Anacostia Neighborhood Museum

Object Details

Creator: Voice of America (Organization)

Scope and Contents: John Kinard answers questions about the origin, history, and purpose of the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum (ANM). Kinard also talks about the history of Anacostia, how the community participates in creating exhibits for ANM, interactive programs related to the museum exhibits, and future plans to make ANM a museum of Afro-American History and Culture. Current state of education system and involving young people in the work of ANM are also discussed.; Interview. Part of Broadcast Programs. Undated.

Date: circa 1970s

Extent: 1 Sound recording (open reel, 1/4 inch)

Type: Archival materials; Sound recordings; Interviews

Topic: African Americans; Communities; African American neighborhoods; Neighborhoods; Community museums; Museums and community; Museum exhibits; Youth

Place: Anacostia (Washington, D.C.); Washington (D.C.); United States

Citation: John Kinard Talks About History and Purpose of Anacostia Neighborhood Museum, Record Group 09-037, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier: ACMA.09-037, Item ACMA AV003648

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Broadcast Programs

Scope and Contents

This collection includes news programs, television shows, and music recorded from local and national radio and television broadcasts as well as prerecorded programs, such as The Negro Texans and Alex Haley Lecture for the Doubleday Lecture Series. Anacostia Community Museum does not hold the copyright of the broadcast programs and prerecorded programs in this collection. Content includes news coverage of Anacostia and Washington, DC events; announcements about and coverage of the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum events; broadcasts of Martin Luther King, Jr's speeches; interviews with civil right leaders; and short documentaries.

Date

circa 1970s

Extent

14 Video recordings (open reel, 1/2 inch)

15 Sound recordings (open reel, 1/4 inch)

Citation

Broadcast Programs, Record Group 09-037, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.

Type

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Video recordings

Sound recordings

Topic

Community museums

Civil rights leaders

Place

Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)

Washington (D.C.)

United States

Identifier

ACMA.09-037