Object Details
Creator
Anacostia Museum
Whitehead, Henry Preston, 1917-2002
Institute on Race Relations (Washington, D.C.)
Names
Anacostia Community Museum
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
Terrell, Mary Church, 1863-1954
Todd, Tomlinson D., 1910 -1987
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
A clip from "Americans All" radio program broadcasted on February 12, 1950 in celebration of Frederick Douglass' birthday. Tomlinson Todd, leader of Institute on Race Relations, interviewed Mary Church Terrell, civil rights activist and friend of Douglass. Terrell spoke of her friendship with Douglass - how they met and visiting World's Fair in Chicago with Douglass. She proposed February 14 as Frederick Douglass day. Narration and radio program provides brief description of Todd, Terrell, Institute on Race Relations, and "Americans All."
Narration and radio broadcast clip 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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Local Numbers
ACMA AV003342
Place
Washington (D.C.)
United States
Topic
African Americans
African American abolitionists
Abolitionists
Civil rights
Civil rights leaders
Activists
Creator
Anacostia Museum
Whitehead, Henry Preston, 1917-2002
Institute on Race Relations (Washington, D.C.)
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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
2 Sound recordings (cartridge, 1/4 inch)
Date
1992
Custodial History
Created for Anacostia Museum. This recording of "Americans All" was provided courtesy of Henry P. Whitehead [Collection held by the Anacostia Community Museum].
Archival Repository
Anacostia Community Museum Archives
Identifier
ACMA.03-033, Item ACMA AV003341
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
000747
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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