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Response to Segregation: Building the Community

Anacostia Community Museum

Object Details

Creator

Anacostia Museum

Names

Anacostia Community Museum
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum

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

Focusing on Washington, D.C., Dr. Sharon Harley spoke of about the period in the United States following the Civil War known as Reconstruction. Specifically, she talked about the migration of Blacks to Washington, D.C.; the deterioration of racial relations beginning in 1880s and 1890s; increased discrimination in the federal government; community building in response to segregation; and the many organizations formed by Blacks. This lecture was part of docent training for the exhibition 'To Achieve These Rights: The Struggle for Equality and Self-Determination in the District of Columbia, 1791-1978.'
Lecture. Related to exhibition 'To Achieve These Rights: The Struggle for Equality and Self-Determination in the District of Columbia, 1791-1978.' Dated 19911106.
sova.acma.03-033_ref510

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa75dbdb731-0446-42c7-b373-58a442d8a873

Place

Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)
Washington (D.C.)
United States

Topic

African Americans
Reconstruction, U.S. history, 1865-1877
Communities
Associations, institutions, etc.
Slavery
Segregation
Race relations
Museum exhibits

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 Video recording (VHS)

Date

1991

Archival Repository

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

Identifier

ACMA.03-033, Item ACMA AV002126

Type

Archival materials
Video recordings

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

Video recordings

Note

013450

Collection Restrictions

Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.
ACMA.03-033_ref510
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ACMA

Record ID

ebl-1554838815318-1554838815325-1

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