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
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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
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ACMA.03-052
ACMA
Record ID
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