Object Details
Creator
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
Names
Anacostia Community Museum
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
Brown, Sterling A., 1901-1989
Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906
Johnson, James Weldon, 1871-1938
Kinard, John, 1936-1989
McKay, Claude, 1890-1948
Neal, Gaston, 1934-1999
Wheatley, Phillis, 1753-1784
Collection Creator
Anacostia Community Museum
Collection Citation
Anacostia Community Museum Programs and Projects, 1967-1989, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Scope and Contents
Gaston Neal talks about what poetry is and the origins of it. He begins with a discussion of Egyptian writing, continues through to the oral tradition of Africa, and finally with poetry from African Americans. Neal reads folk tales and poetry from Africa; and poetry by African Americans, including Phillis Wheatley, Paul Laurence Dunbar, James Weldon Johnson, Claude McKay, and Sterling Brown. He also reads a few of his poems. Three Washington, D.C. poets read poetry. The poems cover topics of black history, black identity, and religion. John Kinard introduces Gaston Neal.
Lecture and poetry reading. Part of ACM Museum Events, PR, and Ceremonies Recordings. Some of the content repeats over assets. AV003446: dated 19690217. AV003519, AV003515, AV003532, AV003445: undated.
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Local Numbers
ACMA AV003519
ACMA AV003515
ACMA AV003532
ACMA AV003445-1
ACMA AV003445-2
Place
Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)
Washington (D.C.)
United States
Africa
Topic
African Americans
Poetry
African American poets
Poets
Oral history
Black people -- Race identity
Black people -- History
Religion
Creator
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
See more items in
Museum Events, Programs, and Projects, 1967-1989
Extent
5 Sound recordings (open reel, 1/4 inch)
Date
1969
Custodial History
Created for Anacostia Community Neighborhood.
Archival Repository
Anacostia Community Museum Archives
Identifier
ACMA.09-023, Item ACMA AV003446
Type
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Lectures
Poetry
Genre/Form
Sound recordings
Lectures
Poetry
Note
003711 003648 003809 013122 003139 003308
Collection 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.09-023_ref539
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ACMA.09-023
ACMA
Record ID
ebl-1568815250523-1568815250660-0