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In Search of Common Ground
In Search of Common Ground (A City Lights Success Story) is a documentary of voices, experiences, and images of African-American life in the South and in Washington. The film documents the Great Migration and reveals the common origins of many…
Tzedakah: A Community of Caring Women in the Washington Area, 1899-1948
Tzedakah highlights the prominent role Jewish women have played in the humanitarian history of Washington, DC. Their tradition of community service was based on the Jewish religious principle of Tzedakah - an obligation to help others, and was…
Liz Lerman Dance Exchange - Shehechianu Project - Panel Discussion
A panel of Humanities Scholars including Leasa Ferrar Fortune, Cathryn Harding, Ori Z. Soltes, with choreographer Liz Lerman, discuss Lerman's Shehechianu project. Shehechianu is a Jewish blessing spoken at special occasions, and the Dance project…
From Swastika to Jim Crow
From Swastika to Jim Crow reveals the little-known story of German refugee scholars who were expelled from their homeland by the Nazis and found new lives at the historically Black colleges in the American South.
The Humanities Council funded a…
The Humanities Council funded a…
Music in a Grand Space: 50 Years of the Cathedral Choral Society
This documentary celebrates 50 years of the Washington Cathedral Choral Society, using major events such as WWII and the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to contextualize the history of the chorus.
According to the film, the…
According to the film, the…
Humanities Profiled - The James Wormley Recognition Project
Humanities Profiled was a regular TV show produced by the Humanities Council on which grantees discussed recent projects and their intended impacts on Washington, DC.
In this episode, Nick Hollis discusses the James Wormley Recognition Project; a…
In this episode, Nick Hollis discusses the James Wormley Recognition Project; a…
The Road to Brown
The Road to Brown tells the story of the Brown v. Board of Education ruling as the culmination of a brilliant legal assault on segregation that launched the Civil Rights movement.
The film highlights each of the major cases argued by notable…
The film highlights each of the major cases argued by notable…
Jacob Lawrence and the Making of the Migration Series
In 1993, the Phillips Collection created an educational program based on the Great Migration series of paintings by artist Jacob Lawrence. The program, funded in part by the Humanities Council of Washington, DC, produced this documentary film…
Humanities Profiled - Former NEH Chair William Ferris
E. Ethelbert Miller interviews William Ferris, the Chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities during Bill Clinton's second term as president. Ferris talks about the significant achievements of the NEH despite budget cuts, his own background…
Humanities Salon - Honoring Ann Lowe, Fashion Designer
This episode of Humanities Salon was presented in conjunction with the Black Fashion Museum on June 23, 2002. Ann Lowe was a prominent African American clothing designer and seamstress who produced gowns for movie stars, royalty, and first lady…
DC Humanities: Shaw Summer Heritage Program and Howard University Roll Call Conference
This episode of DC Humanities interviewed two grantees: one from the Shaw Summer Heritage project which brought young people together to perform historical research, and another from the Howard University Roll Call Conference which was a…
DC Humanities: Dr. David Levering Lewis, Irena Webster, and the ASALH
This episode of DC Humanities, hosted by Marya A. McQuirter, PhD., featured guests David Levering Lewis, PhD. and Irena Webster, the Executive Director of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History. Dr. Lewis gave a lecture on…
Humanities Profiled: "We the People" special on the Bill of Rights with E.J. Dionne
E. Ethelbert Miller interviews author, journalist, and political analyst E.J. Dionne. Miller and Dionne explore the meaning and the history of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments.
The final ten minutes of this episode of "Humanities Profiled," is…
The final ten minutes of this episode of "Humanities Profiled," is…
Humanities Profiled: Valerie Boyd
Boyd, a self-described Zora-phile, discusses how she came to write what is now considered the definitive biography of Zora Neale Hurston, "Wrapped in Rainbows." In this open discussion, we learn about the events leading up to her discovery and…
Humanities Profiled: Frank Wu with Ethelbert Miller
Frank H. Wu joined the faculty of the Howard University School of Law in Washington, D.C. in 1995. He teaches in the clinical law program and also teaches traditional courses such as civil procedure and federal courts. He supervises students who…
Humanities Salon: New Hymnals, New Traditions
This episode of the Humanities Council of Washington, DC's television series, "Humanities Salon," analyzed the way religious music is changed and updated to fit with different eras and cultures.
The program panel discussion was held at the Sumner…
The program panel discussion was held at the Sumner…
Duke Ellington's Washington
Duke Ellington's Washington tells the story of the influential African American community that flourished in Washington, DC's U Street neighborhood in the early 20th century. This segregated, yet socio-economically diverse community nurtured…
Capitol View Heritage Project Session 1
Footage from a discussion series at which residents of the Capitol View neighborhood recall the community's history with the guidance of moderators and guest lecturers. The project was conducted in at least two sessions in the Spring and Summer of…
Frederick Douglass at Orr Elementary
Actor Fred Morsell portrays Frederick Douglass for an audience of schoolchildren at Orr Elementary.
The raw footage was given a title screen when digitized in 2011.
The raw footage was given a title screen when digitized in 2011.
DC Black History Celebration Committee Presents: African American Men Sing Songs of Praise Sunday, February 20, 2000
In celebration of Black History Month, the Greater New Hope Baptist Church invited DC area men's choral and popular music groups to perform songs of praise. This film documents those performances.
Capitol View Heritage Project Session 2
Footage from a discussion series at which residents of the Capitol View neighborhood recall the community's history with the guidance of moderators and guest lecturers. The project was conducted in at least two sessions in the Spring and Summer of…
"Capers": Public Reading and Forum Series
Capers is a one-woman show based on the stories of families at the Arthur Capper/Carrollsburg public housing projects - also known as 'Capers - in southeast DC who protested the government-funded relocation and demolition of their neighborhood. This…
Today's History, Tomorrow's Hope
This brief documentary film was produced by St. Luke's Episcopal Church to highlight the congregation's achievements, especially in the area of historic preservation. Several congregants directly involved with the the church's archives are…
The "Y" Guys: the story of the first African-American YMCA in the Nation
This film, a history of Washington, DC's 12th Street YMCA, was produced by junior high school students participating in the Anthony Bowen YMCA's after school program. The YMCA group collaborated with the Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company's outreach…
Dance Party: The Teenarama Story, Work-In-Progress Demo
Funded in part by a series of Humanities Council grants, "Dance Party: The Teenarama Story" film examines a 1960s television show called Teenarama. The program was a teen dance show which, unlike many of its contemporary counterparts, was open to…