Oral history interview with Margaret Mahone

Margaret E. Mahoney recalls her time as an employee of the Carnegie Corporation in New York and describes meeting John Kinard while working on community development issues. She talks about Kinard's energy, leadership, ability to bring people together, and the many difficulties he faced. She talks about how the residents were encouraged to search their homes for material that showed the history of Anacostia, and how the ACM became a source of pride and a reflection of the community. The interview was conducted via telephone on May 6, 1992. The voices are somewhat muffled, but the interview can be heard clearly throughout the recording.