A Right to the City Exhibition Records

Object Details

Scope and Contents

In the early twenty-first century, as Washington, DC was experiencing rapid population growth, mounting tensions over gentrification, and persistent inequality, the Anacostia Community Museum's "A Right to the City" exhibition explored the history of neighborhood change and civic activism in the nation's capital. Focused on the dynamic histories of six DC neighborhoods—Adams Morgan, Anacostia, Brookland, Chinatown, Shaw and Southwest—the exhibition recounted the story of these communities through the eyes of the Washingtonians who helped shape and reshape the city in extraordinary ways: through their fights for quality public education, healthy and green urban spaces, equitable development and transportation, and a genuinely democratic approach to city planning. The oral histories that comprise this collection were conducted as part of the research for the exhibition. The audio and video interviews were conducted between 2016-2018.

Date

2016-2018

Extent

855.72 Gigabytes (96 MP3's; 19 QuickTime Movies, 12.3 GBs of Audio Interviews 843.42 GBs of Video Interviews )

Provenance

"A Right to the City" Exhibition were created by the Anacostia Community Museum. Records of "A Right to the City" Exhibition were created by the Anacostia Community Museum.

Rights

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Citation

"A Right to the City" Exhibition Records, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.

Type

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Gigabytes

Interviews

Oral histories (document genres)

Topic

Museum exhibits

Neighborhoods -- Washington, D.C. -- History

Gentrification

City planning

Urban renewal

Urban policy

Activism

Housing policy

Place

Washington Metropolitan Area

Chinatown (Washington, D.C.)

Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)

Barry Farms (Washington, D.C.)

Shaw (Washington, D.C.)

Columbia Heights (Washington, D.C.)

Adams Morgan (Washington, D.C.)

Mount Pleasant (Washington, D.C.)

Chevy Chase (Md.)

Brookland (Washington, D.C.)

Deanwood (northeast Washington, D.C.)

Capitol Hill (Washington, D.C.)

Foggy Bottom (Washington, D.C.)

Georgetown (Washington, D.C.)

Baltimore (Md.)

Southwest (Washington, D.C.)

Culture

Hispanic Americans

Chinese Americans

African Americans

Identifier

ACMA.03-119