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"Memories from the Heart" Full Gospel Tabernacle Church
A video of the history of Full Gospel Tabernacle Church. This video features a footage of a October 17th community block party in which a woman reads church history and another offers a spoken word performance. It also includes short edited clips of…
1968: Wilson High School Desegregation Panel Discussion
Alumni of Woodrow Wilson High School were brought together in a panel to discuss their experience going to high school in the sixties, a time of strong political activism and change. Being one of the first desegregated schools in the DC area, many…
40th Anniversary Project Capitol Hill Arts Workshop
This pamphlet, produced in honor of the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop's 40th Anniversary, explores the history of the organization through oral history interviews with past and present members.
Click here to view the pamphlet.
African-American Pioneer Muslimahs in Washington DC (Part One)
This documentary film uses oral history to examine the lives of African-American Muslim women in Washington, DC primarily during the 1940's and 50's.
The narrators discuss the Muslim faith, black history in the United States, the transition from…
The narrators discuss the Muslim faith, black history in the United States, the transition from…
African-American Pioneer Muslimahs in Washington DC (Part Two)
This documentary film uses oral history to examine the lives of African-American Muslim women in Washington, DC primarily during the 1940's and 50's. It is the second film in the series.
The narrators discuss the Muslim faith, black history in the…
The narrators discuss the Muslim faith, black history in the…
Artistically Speaking with Marilou Donahue - City Lights and the DC Writers' Corps
Carmen James Lane of the Humanities Council of Washington, DC, and Kenneth Carroll of the DC Writers' Corps discuss their collaborations on the Council's City Lights program. City Lights was a program that brought educational programming to residents…
Benning Park Intergenerational Oral History Project
Young adults from Benning Park in Washington, DC conduct interviews with elders from their area, asking them about their experiences growing up in the nation's capitol.
Bonus Army Interview: Greene
In this interview, Charles T. Greene recounts his experience as a 12-year-old bystander at the Bonus Army marches. Greene's firsthand account explores the Bonus Army camp life as its own society with its own laws, schools, city halls, and…
Bonus Army Interview: Oliver
Twin brothers Joseph and Nick Oliver describe their first-hand experience at the march camps and tell the story of their father Antonio Oliverio, a WWI veteran who let the Bel Vernon American Legion to the Bonus Army March in 1932 to petition the…
Bonus Army Interview: Seigle
This interview explores the Bonus Army from the eyes of a 7 year old bystander. Naamen Seigle discusses being attacked by General MacArthur's soldiers during the July 28, 1932 removal of the Bonus Expeditionary Forces from Washington, DC. Seigle's…
Break Out! Speak Out! (and don't forget to work that freak out!) Oral Histories Exploring LGBTQ Activism Washington, DC 1980-2010
This "zine" is a collection of 9 oral history excerpts celebrating the advancement of Washington, DC's LGBTQ community in the 30 years spanning 1980-2010. The interviewees include: Bishop Rainey Cheeks, Tiik Pollet, Regie Cabico, Alex Wilson, Jose…
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…
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…
Capturing Memories: A Conversation on DC History
American Women's Resource Center interview with Thelma Fagin-Hyman and Thelma Dale Perkins who are in their senior years engage in a lively conversation about their family background, experience of segregation, and the importance of their enrollment…
CHAW 40 Years Documentary
This documentary was produced by the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop as part of a continuing effort to document the history of the organization and the surrounding neighborhood. Generations of CHAW students and educators were interviewed for the film.…
David Hickman Interview
This interview with David Hickman was recorded at the Southeast Veterans' Services Center in Washington, DC.
Raised in Washington, DC, Hickman served in the United States Marines during the Vietnam War, and was in Vietnam as the U.S. Embassy…
Raised in Washington, DC, Hickman served in the United States Marines during the Vietnam War, and was in Vietnam as the U.S. Embassy…
DC Community Heritage Project 2010 Showcase Film
This film, produced for the 2010 DCCHP Showcase at Tifereth Israel Congregation in Northwest DC, highlights the grantee projects produced during the cycle. The film is separated into categories focusing on: Landmarks, Neighborhoods, and Culture.…
DC Community Heritage Project Grantee Showcase 2008
The film depicts the 2008 DC Community Heritage Project grantee showcase. The event featured keynote speakers Brian Joyner, David Maloney, Joy Ford Austin, and Patsy Fletcher, and showcased several DCCHP projects from the 2008 grant cycle.
DC Gardeners Oral History Project - Avil Lycorish
The Neighborhood Farm Initiative interviewed members of Washington, DC's growing urban agriculture community to document the history of growing food in the city. Lycorish discusses growing up in Grenada, and his family's move to Washington, DC. He…
DC Gardeners Oral History Project - Barbara LePoer
The Neighborhood Farm Initiative interviewed members of Washington, DC's growing urban agriculture community to document the history of growing food in the city. LePoer discusses gardening's psychological benefits to individuals, communities, and the…
DC Gardeners Oral History Project - Bennie Harris
The Neighborhood Farm Initiative interviewed members of Washington, DC's growing urban agriculture community to document the history of growing food in the city.
Harris discusses how his involvement with gardening transitioned from a hobby in the…
Harris discusses how his involvement with gardening transitioned from a hobby in the…
DC Gardeners Oral History Project - Chekesha Rashad
The Neighborhood Farm Initiative interviewed members of Washington, DC's growing urban agriculture community to document the history of growing food in the city.
Rashad was raised in Washington, DC in an Islamic household. Her mother cooked…
Rashad was raised in Washington, DC in an Islamic household. Her mother cooked…
DC Gardeners Oral History Project - Christina Scheltema
The Neighborhood Farm Initiative interviewed members of Washington, DC's growing urban agriculture community to document the history of growing food in the city.
Scheltema was born in Washington, DC, but raised in rural Maryland and Pennsylvania.…
Scheltema was born in Washington, DC, but raised in rural Maryland and Pennsylvania.…
DC Gardeners Oral History Project - Claudia Schecter
The Neighborhood Farm Initiative interviewed members of Washington, DC's growing urban agriculture community to document the history of growing food in the city.
Schecter was born in Arkansas, but grew up in Chicago. Her mother kept victory…
Schecter was born in Arkansas, but grew up in Chicago. Her mother kept victory…
DC Gardeners Oral History Project - Dallas Jones
The Neighborhood Farm Initiative interviewed members of Washington, DC's growing urban agriculture community to document the history of growing food in the city.
Jones, a resident of the Armed Forces Retirement Home in northeast Washington, DC,…
Jones, a resident of the Armed Forces Retirement Home in northeast Washington, DC,…