Capturing Memories: A Conversation on DC History

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Title

Subject

Local History

Oral History

African American Experience

Description

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 in education that steered towards their higher career opportunities that were not seen as available for blacks. They also touch upon the importance of religion and the influences of famous people, events, and movements that were change society. "Capturing Memories" seeks to explore DC neighborhoods and communities through the eyes of African American women at the time of the 20th century.

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Creator

View, Virginia A.

Source

Grant - 06-QRG-1

Publisher

Humanities Council of Washington, DC

African American Women's Resource Center

Date

2006

Rights

Format

VHS

Language

English

Type

Moving Image

Identifier

460

01.SM/PL.2006

Coverage

Washington, DC

Moving Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

VHS

Duration

01:52:00

Compression

MPEG

Producer

View, Virginia A.

Director

View, Virginia A.

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