Object Details
Creator
Anacostia Museum
Anacostia Community Museum
Names
Anacostia Community Museum
Collection Creator
Anacostia Museum
Anacostia Community Museum
Citation
Juneteenth Program Records, 1989-1998, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Scope and Contents
On June 15, 1996, the Anacostia Museum's Juneteenth Celebration was held at the Anacostia Museum. Museum Director Steven Newsome and community leaders greeted guests with speeches. Performances included Melvin Deal and the African Heritage Dancers & Drummers; jazz vocalist Sunny Sumter; a cappella quintet DC's Finest; storytellers Dylan Pritchett, Marvel Abayoni-Cole, Bill Grimmette, and Morton Brooks; and Shirleta Settles. The day also included Kwelismith's Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad. The theme for the Juneteenth Celebration 1996 was Freedom Revisited.
Celebration - festival. Part of Juneteenth Programs. Dated 19960615.
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Local Numbers
ACMA AV002081
ACMA AV002243
ACMA AV002244
Place
Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)
United States
Topic
African Americans
Juneteenth
Celebrations
Museums and community
Creator
Anacostia Museum
Anacostia Community Museum
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Juneteenth Program Records, 1989-1998
Juneteenth Program Records, 1989-1998 / Series 2: Audiovisual Recordings
Extent
4 Video recordings (VHS, 1/2")
Date
1996
Archival Repository
Anacostia Community Museum Archives
Identifier
ACMA.01-007.13, Item ACMA AV002080
Type
Archival materials
Video recordings
Genre/Form
Video recordings
Note
015040 015400 015310 005930
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 to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.
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ACMA.01-007.13
ACMA
Record ID
ebl-1592415098623-1592415098627-5