Object Details
Creator
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
Hutchinson, Louise Daniel (19280603-20141012)
Names
Anacostia Community Museum
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
Collection Creator
Anacostia Community Museum
Citation
Prologue to Evolution of a Community Part II, Exhibition Records AV03-040, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Scope and Contents
Introductory narration for museum exhibit, Evolution of a Community, draws parallel between the greed and ignorance of Europeans enslaving and dehumanizing Africans beginning in 1442, and the racism and inequality of African Americans 500 years later. The museum exhibit examines the social ills - unemployment, feeble health care, starving bodies, poor housing, and deadly drugs - that daily plaque the community of Anacostia.
Narration. Part of Evolution of a Community Audiovisual Records. Undated.
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General
Title transcribed from physical asset.
Place
Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)
Washington (D.C.)
United States
Topic
African Americans
Communities
Neighborhoods
African American neighborhoods
Community museums
Museums and community
Slavery
Racism
Race discrimination
Segregation
Unemployment
Housing
Starvation
Drugs
Medical care
Social history
Museum exhibits
Creator
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
Hutchinson, Louise Daniel (19280603-20141012)
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Evolution of a Community: 1972 Exhibition Records
Evolution of a Community: 1972 Exhibition Records / Series ACMA AV03-040: Evolution of a Community Audiovisual Records
Sponsor
Funding for partial processing of the collection was supported by a grant from the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund (CCPF).
Biographical / Historical
Evolution of a Community, an exhibit at the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum from January 1972 though December 1972, presented the history of Anacostia from post-World War II to the present through photos, text, drawings, video tape programs, and a slide/tape show. Evolution of a Community Part II, also known as Anacostia Today, was on display at the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum from March 1973 though July 1973. The exhibitions developed as a result oral histories collected from Anacostia residents.
Extent
1 Sound recording (open reel, 1/4 inch)
Date
circa 1972
Custodial History
Created for the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum. Developed by historian Louise Daniel Hutchinson.
Archival Repository
Anacostia Community Museum Archives
Identifier
ACMA.03-040, Item ACMA AV003284
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
000244
Series 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 at acmarchives@si.edu.
ACMA.03-040_ref555
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ACMA.03-040
ACMA
Record ID
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