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Title: Derrick Nathan Interview, July 27, 2019
Date: July 27, 2019
Creator: Dan Kerr; Derrick Nathan
Description: Derrick Nathan, Outreach Coordinator with the National Reentry Network for Returning Citizens, describes the work he does and shares his experiences with Anacostia Park. His organization was a part of this Late Skate event, and Derrick shares how they work to meet the needs of anyone transitioning back into society. He also remembers the big events hosted by the Park in the 80s, and tells stories (good and bad) about his experiences there. He discusses how central Anacostia Park is to its surrounding community, and urges his neighbors in the Ward to reach out to congress members: "this is our park ... don't sit back."
Subject: Anacostia Park (Washington, D.C.); National Park Service -- Anacostia Park; Late Skate in Anacostia Park; Anacostia Park and Community Collaborative; Anacostia Park Skating Pavilion; Roller skating; National Reentry Network for Returning Citizens; Activism, criminal justice; Activists, formerly incarcerated; Formerly incarcerated activists; Malcolm X Day; Labor Day; Memorial Day; 4th of July; Go-go; Gentrification; Anti-gentrification; African American families; Cookouts
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2082
Rights statement: This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, under the terms of Public Domain.

Title: AU Craft of Anthropology (ANTH 601/602) Class Bibliography as of 1/22/19
Date: 2019-01-22
Description: American University Craft of Anthropology (ANTH 601/602) Class Bibliography as of 01/22/19. During academic year 2018-2019, the Craft of Anthropology graduate students worked with and within the Historic African River Road communities of Bethesda, Tobytown, and Scotland. They compiled a bibliography of resources about these communities, and other related topics such as the history of American University's founder and land, Reno City, River Road, local black history in the District, Maryland, and Virginia, descendant communities, and African cemeteries.
Subject: African Americans -- History
Local Identifier: HARRC_bibliography_20190122
Type: bibliographies
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:78384
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Donald Burch III Interview, June 8, 2020
Date: June 8, 2020
Creator: Donald Burch III; Kai Walther
Description: In this interview Donald Burch III discusses with Kai Walther his longtime history of volunteering, starting with church involvement in his hometown of Detroit while growing up. He then explains how he ended up in DC and the activism surrounding AIDS he has taken part in here. He also describes the mainly racially-segregated AIDS activism and gay social scene in DC and muses on why that may be. Additionally, Donald talks about his decisions to disclose his HIV status or not at work and while cruising, as well as how AIDS in DC has changed since the 1980s.
Subject: AIDS; HIV; gay; Washington, DC; Metropolitan Community Church; Faith Temple; cruising; Us Helping Us; Inner City AIDS Network; Whitman Walker; African American; segregation; US Navy; Bread for the Soul; Dupont Circle; PreP; support groups; Logan Circle
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2345
Rights statement: Copyright for this object is held by American University and does not preclude any use the co-interviewee(s) may want to make of the information in the recordings themselves. This object is made available through the American University Digital Research Archive for research and educational purposes. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the object beyond the bounds of Fair Use must be obtained from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Zahra Hyman Interview, September 22, 2019
Date: September 22, 2019
Creator: Sierra Solomon
Subject: Washington, DC; Meridian Hill Park; Malcolm X Park; Philadelphia; music; drum circle; African American business
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:1711

Title: Mural of African American history at Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C.
Date: [date of publication not identified]
Creator: Striner, Herbert E.
Publisher: American University Library. Archives and Special Collections.
Subject: African American mural painting and decoration
Subject -- Personal Name: Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
Local Identifier: v1p15-06
Type: Slides (photographs)
Physical Location: American University Library
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-95540
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from the American University Library -- Special Collections.

Title: Karen Wilson-Ama'Echefu Interview, October 17, 2020
Date: October 17, 2020
Creator: Karen Wilson-Ama'Echefu; Sajel Swartz
Description: Karen Wilson-Ama'Echefu explains that her friend invited her to the Indigenous Peoples Day event as a singer with the Black Workers Center Chorus. She has not had any formal involvement with the American Indian Movement, but in her work as a historian of African Diaspora, she has found similarities and connections between Native American and African peoples and believes her grandmother was Cherokee. She speaks a bit about the change from Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day, saying that Columbus had no right to be celebrated. She also notes the parallel between the duality of Malcolm X/Meridian Hill park and Columbus/Indigenous Peoples Day. She ends the interview by performing her spoken word piece, "Baby Get Out and Vote."
Subject: Black Workers Center Chorus; Lucy Murphy; historian; Ojibwe; Cherokee; family; Malcolm X Park; Meridian Hill Park; Columbus Day; Indigenous Peoples Day; Christopher Columbus; spoken word; African American; Indigenous
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2338
Rights statement: Copyright for this object is held by American University and does not preclude any use the co-interviewee(s) may want to make of the information in the recordings themselves. This object is made available through the American University Digital Research Archive for research and educational purposes. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the object beyond the bounds of Fair Use must be obtained from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Ashley Emerson Interview, August 24, 2019
Date: August 24, 2019
Creator: Maren Orchard; Ashley Emerson
Description: Ashley Emerson, a second generation Washingtonian and Director of the Mayor's Office of African American Affairs, discusses the work she does, her personal experiences with Anacostia Park, and what it means to be a native of DC. She describes how important the Park is in her efforts to preserve African American culture in DC and help people with upward mobility. She talks about the Mayor's Office's efforts to invest in parks, schools, and small businesses. Ashley expresses the importance of sharing the rich history and culture of DC, and of bridging the tension between the old and the new; we need to reach out and communicate across cultures.
Subject: Anacostia Park (Washington, D.C.); National Park Service -- Anacostia Park; Late Skate in Anacostia Park; Anacostia Park and Community Collaborative; Anacostia Park Skating Pavilion; Roller skating; Fort DuPont Park (Washington, D.C.); Fort Dupont Park Summer Concert Series; African American families; Pathways to the middle class; Schools in Washington, D.C.; Culture of Washington, D.C.; Heritage of Washington, D.C.; Family history; Building community; Don't Mute D.C. movement
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2047
Rights statement: This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, under the terms of Public Domain.

Title: Adam Canaday Interview, October 30, 2020
Date: October 30, 2020
Creator: Adam Canaday; HopeLily Van Duyne; Person responsible unknown
Description: Adam Canaday is a Journeyman Coachman with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation that runs the museums and historic houses and sites in Williamsburg, Virginia. Adam talks about his experiences working at Colonial Williamsburg since he was a small child. He addresses some of the issues that people of color face working at Colonial Williamsburg, especially when working as historical interpreters. This interview was conducted as part of class requirements for HIST:667 Oral History with Dr. Anna Kaplan in fall 2020.
Subject: Colonial Williamsburg; Native Americans; Chickahominy; enslaved people; African Americans; costumed interpreters
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2577
Rights statement: Copyright for this object is held by American University and does not preclude any use the co-interviewee(s) may want to make of the information in the recordings themselves. This object is made available through the American University Digital Research Archive for research and educational purposes. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the object beyond the bounds of Fair Use must be obtained from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Earlene, Barbara-jean and Me
Date: [date of publication not identified]
Creator: Person responsible unknown; Barnett, Eileen
Description: Poem written by unknown author in memory of Eileen Barnett's (donor) sister. It refers to life in Scotland for three little girls around the mid to late 1950s.
Subject: African American children
Country: United States
Local Identifier: HARRC_Barnett_0001
Type: poems
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:78213
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Black Students! Bring all our black brothers home now
Date: 1971
Description: Flier promoting a march and rally in Washington, D.C. on April 24, 1971 organized by the Third World Task Force Against the War in Southeast Asia. The Third World Contingent is targeted towards black students with the purpose of advocating for black soldiers deployed in the Vietnam War.
Subject: African American college students; African American soldiers; Demonstrations -- United States; Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements -- United States
Country: United States
Local Identifier: SC_Frazier_F_0040
Type: fliers (printed matter)
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:70869
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Harvey M. Matthews oral history interview, 09 November 2018
Date: 2018-11-09
Creator: Matthews, Harvey M.; Power, John; Jones, Caleb D.
Subject: African American cemeteries; African American churches; African Americans -- Maryland -- Bethesda; African Americans -- Segregation -- Maryland -- Bethesda; Bethesda (Md.) -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century
Country: United States
Local Identifier: HARRC_Matthews_0001
Type: interviews; oral histories (literary works)
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:78255
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Macedonia Baptist Church 1920-2011: A History of the Little Church on the Hill
Date: 2011
Description: Scanned and posted with permission from Macedonia Baptist Church. Copyright Macedonia Baptist Church, all rights reserved.
Subject: African American churches -- Maryland; Church buildings -- Maryland
Local Identifier: Macedonia_Book
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:77831
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Protesters hold signs ("Free Angela Davis", "No Vietnamese ever called me a nigger!") on the back of a truck during anti-war demonstrations, possibly Vietnam War Out Now, 17-24 April 1971
Date: [1971-04-17/1971-04/24]
Creator: Frazier, Patrick
Description: This image was labeled May Day (5-3-1971). The May Day protests, organized by the May Day Tribe, were meant shutdown the federal government. The protests started on May 1, 1971 and continued for the next several days in Washington, D.C. Upon further review, some of the images in this grouping are most likely from the April 24, 1971 Vietnam War Out Now rally organized by the National Peace Action Coalition (NPAC), an umbrella organization comprised of approximately 100 activist groups. This particular event also featured support from the United Auto Workers, the United Farm Workers of California, and segments of the Teamsters. The demonstration is against the invasion of Cambodia for immediate withdraw of all US forces from Southeast Asia. The event featured several prominent speakers such as Reverend Ralph Abernathy of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Senator Vance Hartke, Bella Abzug and Herman Badillo, Members of Congress. Also addressing the Capitol Hill Convocation were I.F. Stone, Betty Friedan and Joseph Duffey. There were also several smaller protests leading up to Vietnam War Out Now, including Vietnam veteran demonstrations against the war and women's contingent demonstrations.
Subject: African Americans -- Political activity; Demonstrations -- United States; Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements -- United States
Country: United States
Subject -- Personal Name: Davis, Angela Y. (Angela Yvonne), 1944-
Local Identifier: SC_Frazier_N_0443
Type: black-and-white negatives
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:67699
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from the American University Library -- Special Collections.

Title: Excerpt from "Georgie Girl" published in Today's Black Woman
Date: [date of publication not identified]
Creator: Burnett, Joyce
Publisher: Today's Black Woman
Subject: African Americans; Americans -- Foreign countries; Volunteers
Country: Mauritania
Local Identifier: PCCA_Burnett_0001
Type: articles
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/peacecorps:2987
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Peter Burleigh Interview, September 24, 2021
Date: September 24, 2021
Creator: Peter Burleigh; Audrey Barnett
Description: Audrey Barnett interviews Peter Burleigh. In the virtual interview, Peter starts by describing his time working for the State Department and concurrently coming out in his personal life as gay. He then transitions into discussing his experiences with HIV/AIDS in DC, including his partner's diagnosis as positive and Peter's role as a caregiver. Peter explains that he publicly came out when writing his partner's obituary, making him the first "career person" in the Foreign Service to come out. The conversation then moves to Peter's time as an openly gay FSO and challenges he faced after his partner's death.
Subject: HIV; AIDS; gay and lesbian; Fulbright Grant; Foreign Service; Linda Thomas-Greenfield; United Nations; H.W. Bush Administration; Peace Corps; Jill Strachan; FBI; State Department; Clinton Administration; Reagan Administration; Gay and Lesbian in Foreign Affairs Agencies (GLIFAA); Brian Dalton; Personnel Department; Anthony Fauci; LGBT; Food and Friends; Florida; vaccine; Lesbian and Gay Chorus of Washington; Washington Blade; Iraq Wars; gender roles; African American; Black; white; Meals on Wheels; gay pride
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:3251
Rights statement: Copyright for this object is held by American University and does not preclude any use the co-interviewee(s) may want to make of the information in the recordings themselves. This object is made available through the American University Digital Research Archive for research and educational purposes. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the object beyond the bounds of Fair Use must be obtained from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Street Reporter Documentary Poster
Date: [date of publication not identified]
Creator: Laura Waters Hinson
Description: Poster for Street Reporter documentary
Subject: film; african american; urban league; DC; storytelling
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:3285
Rights statement: Copyright for this object is held by American University and does not preclude any use the co-interviewee(s) may want to make of the information in the recordings themselves. This object is made available through the American University Digital Research Archive for research and educational purposes. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the object beyond the bounds of Fair Use must be obtained from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Street Reporter Production Image 01
Date: November 2019
Creator: Laura Waters Hinson
Description: Documentary Crew films reporters Sheila White and Reginald Black as they report on the issue of tent city in NOMA.
Subject: film; african american; urban league; DC; storytelling
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:3293
Rights statement: Copyright for this object is held by American University and does not preclude any use the co-interviewee(s) may want to make of the information in the recordings themselves. This object is made available through the American University Digital Research Archive for research and educational purposes. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the object beyond the bounds of Fair Use must be obtained from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Street Reporter Production Image 02
Date: November 2019
Creator: Laura Waters Hinson
Description: Reginald Black documents the story of tent city on his iPad at the entrance of the underpass at 2nd and K St NE.
Subject: film; african american; urban league; DC; storytelling
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:3294
Rights statement: Copyright for this object is held by American University and does not preclude any use the co-interviewee(s) may want to make of the information in the recordings themselves. This object is made available through the American University Digital Research Archive for research and educational purposes. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the object beyond the bounds of Fair Use must be obtained from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Street Reporter Production Image 03
Date: November 2019
Creator: Laura Waters Hinson
Description: Reginald Black and Sheila White interview a resident of the 2nd and K St underpass tent city.
Subject: film; african american; urban league; DC; storytelling
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:3295
Rights statement: Copyright for this object is held by American University and does not preclude any use the co-interviewee(s) may want to make of the information in the recordings themselves. This object is made available through the American University Digital Research Archive for research and educational purposes. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the object beyond the bounds of Fair Use must be obtained from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Street Reporter Production Image 04
Date: November 2019
Creator: Laura Waters Hinson
Description: Reginald Black interviews tent resident Mike Harris.
Subject: film; african american; urban league; DC; storytelling
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:3296
Rights statement: Copyright for this object is held by American University and does not preclude any use the co-interviewee(s) may want to make of the information in the recordings themselves. This object is made available through the American University Digital Research Archive for research and educational purposes. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the object beyond the bounds of Fair Use must be obtained from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

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