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To Achieve These Rights: Docent Training with Dr. Paul Cook

Anacostia Community Museum

Object Details

Creator

Anacostia Museum

Names

Anacostia Community Museum
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
Cooper, Anna J. (Anna Julia), 1858-1964

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

In preparation of the exhibition 'To Achieve These Rights: The Struggle for Equality and Self-Determination in the District of Columbia, 1791-1978,' Dr. Paul Cook spoke to docents about racial segregation, integration, and discrimination during the 1940s and 1950s in Washington, D.C., and the civil rights movement. He spoke about his personal experiences, and events he witnessed or participated. Cook began his lecture speaking about Anna J. Cooper, who was an educator at M Street School (later Dunbar High School) in southeast Washington, D.C.
Docent training - lecture. Related to exhibition 'To Achieve These Rights: The Struggle for Equality and Self-Determination in the District of Columbia, 1791-1978.' Dated 19911127.
sova.acma.03-033_ref515

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa7c240cdc0-2b07-4380-905f-98f4970cded1

Place

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

Topic

African Americans
Segregation
Race discrimination
Racism
Civil rights
Civil rights leaders
Civil rights movements
Activists
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 AV002125

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

021123

Collection Restrictions

Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.
ACMA.03-033_ref515
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa7c240cdc0-2b07-4380-905f-98f4970cded1
ACMA.03-033
ACMA

Record ID

ebl-1554838815318-1554838815326-2

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