Oral history interview with Percy Battle

Percy Battle describes his experience as a member of the Anacostia Satellites Athletics Club and the Board of Directors for the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum (now Anacostia Community Museum). He talks about how the Carver Theater was chosen as the original site, and how the community became deeply involved in the museum's operation by participating in the Board of Directors, and influencing what exhibits would be displayed. He describes the museum's focus on African American contributions to culture and history, and on Africa itself. He recalls how the museum brought culture to the community rather than residents needing to travel to the National Mall. He also describes how the museum changed when it relocated to Fort Stanton Park, saying it had a larger capacity, and the benefit of producing exhibits on-site, rather than having them produced downtown. The interview was recorded on July 1, 1991. The audio is clear throughout the recording with some minor background noise. Exhibitions mentioned: The Frederick Douglass years: a cultural history, The Rat: Man's Invited Affliction.