Object Details
Creator
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
Names
Anacostia Community Museum
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
Brown, Sterling A., 1901-1989
Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906
Johnson, James Weldon, 1871-1938
Kinard, John, 1936-1989
McKay, Claude, 1890-1948
Walker, Margaret, 1915-1998
Wheatley, Phillis, 1753-1784
Collection Creator
Anacostia Community Museum
Citation
Sterling Brown, Record Group AV09-023, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Scope and Contents
Dr. Sterling Brown reads poems which illustrate certain things he believes should be said about the poetry of American negroes. He speaks about spirituals and African American poets, including Phillis Wheatley, James Weldon Johnson, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Claude McKay, and Margaret Walker; and reads their poems. John Kinard provides introduction.
Poetry reading. Part of ACM Museum Events, PR, and Ceremonies Recordings. Undated.
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Place
Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)
Washington (D.C.)
United States
Topic
African Americans
African American poets
Poets
Poetry
Spirituals (Songs)
Creator
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
See more items in
Museum Events, Programs, and Projects, 1967-1989
Biographical / Historical
Professor, poet, and literary critic Dr. Sterling A. Brown (1901-1989) was born and raised in the Washington, D.C area. He grew up on a farm in Howard County, Maryland; and attended Waterford Oaks Elementary, Dunbar High School, Williams College in Massachusetts, and Harvard University. He married Daisy Turnbull in 1927. Brown taught at Howard University, Fisk University, Vassar College, New York University, Atlanta University, Yale University, and Virginia Theological Seminary and College in Lynchburg, Virginia. His studies and poetry focused on black history and culture of the Southern United States.
Extent
1 Sound recording (open reel, 1/4 inch)
Date
circa 1970s
Custodial History
Created for Anacostia Neighborhood Museum.
Archival Repository
Anacostia Community Museum Archives
Identifier
ACMA.09-023, Item ACMA AV003525
Type
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Poetry
Genre/Form
Sound recordings
Poetry
Note
010111
Collection Restrictions
Use of the materials requires an appointment. Some items are not accessible due to obsolete format and playback machinery restrictions. Please contact the archivist at acmarchives@si.edu.
ACMA.09-023_ref535
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa7535d02a9-a04e-4f56-80bd-c1ee10f0b8dc
ACMA.09-023
ACMA
Record ID
ebl-1568815250523-1568815250657-0