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Oral History Interview with Absalom Jordan

Anacostia Community Museum

Object Details

Creator

Anacostia Community Museum

Names

Anacostia Community Museum

Collection Creator

Anacostia Community Museum

Citation

Interview with Absalom Jordan, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.

Scope and Contents

Absalom F. Jordan, Jr. talked about growing up in northwest Washington, D.C.; his experience in the Air Force; when and how he came to activism, specifically justice and racism; his involvement with the Black United Fund; gentrification in Washington, D.C.; community organizing; and his life and work in southeast Washington, D.C.
Interview created in conjunction with the Anacostia Community Museum's 40th Anniversary Oral History Project and the exhibition, 'East of the River: Continuity and Change.' Dated 20070504
sova.acma.03-052_ref552

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa7ed22a436-e0ca-4b4b-a1e8-4b5a77d1e93b

Place

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

Topic

African Americans
Communities
African American neighborhoods
Neighborhoods
Civic leaders
Interviews

Creator

Anacostia Community Museum

See more items in

East of the River: Continuity and Change Exhibition Records
East of the River: Continuity and Change Exhibition Records / Series 3: Interviews

Extent

1 Video recording (MiniDV)

Date

2007

Archival Repository

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

Identifier

ACMA.03-052, Item ACMA AV005341

Type

Archival materials
Video recordings

Genre/Form

Video recordings

Note

005227

Collection Restrictions

Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.
ACMA.03-052_ref552
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa7ed22a436-e0ca-4b4b-a1e8-4b5a77d1e93b
ACMA.03-052
ACMA

Record ID

ebl-1557423085743-1557423085764-2

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