Object Details
Creator
Anacostia Museum
Names
Anacostia Community Museum
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
Miner, Charles, 1780-1865
Collection Creator
Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum
Collection Citation
To achieve these rights: the struggle for equality and self-determination in the District of Columbia, 1791–1978 exhibition records, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Scope and Contents
Narration that weaves together excerpts of a speech by Charles Miner to U.S. House of Representatives on January 6 and 7, 1829. Miner spoke of the neglect of slave laws in Washington, D.C. and consequences of the neglect. Despite Miner's plea for the House to remedy the situation, slave trade continued to exist in Washington, D.C. until 1850.
Narration for one of four displays used in exhibition: To Achieve These Rights: The Struggle for Equality and Self-Determination in the District of Columbia, 1791-1978. Part of To Achieve These Rights: The Struggle for Equality and Self-Determination in the District of Columbia, 1791-1978 Audiovisual Records. Dated 19920101.
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Place
Washington (D.C.)
United States
Topic
African Americans
Slavery
Slave trade
Antislavery movements
Slavery -- Law and legislation
Civil rights
Civil rights leaders
Activists
Abolitionists
Creator
Anacostia Museum
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To achieve these rights: the struggle for equality and self-determination in the District of Columbia, 1791–1978 exhibition records
To achieve these rights: the struggle for equality and self-determination in the District of Columbia, 1791–1978 exhibition records / Series 2: AudioVisual Materials
Extent
1 Sound recording (cartridge, 1/4 inch)
Date
1992
Archival Repository
Anacostia Community Museum Archives
Identifier
ACMA.03-033, Item ACMA AV003331
Type
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Narration
Collection 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.
Genre/Form
Sound recordings
Narration
Note
000259
Collection Restrictions
Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.
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Record ID
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