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Community Forum: What's the Next Move? Housing East of the River

Catalog Data

Creator:
Anacostia Community Museum  Search this
Names:
Anacostia Community Museum  Search this
Collection Creator:
Anacostia Community Museum  Search this
Extent:
2 Sound recordings (audio cassette)
1 Sound recording (DAT)
Type:
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Interviews
Place:
Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)
Washington (D.C.)
United States
Date:
2008
Scope and Contents:
The impact of housing policy on the character of neighborhoods and communities east of the Anacostia River was the focus of this conversation. The program participants also discussed the history of housing and segregation in Washington, D.C., particularly in Ward 8, and the future of housing policy, particularly in light of the current mortgage crisis. Participants included Chester Hart from Southeast Ministries, AMEN Program; Professor Brett Williams from American University; Al 'Butch' Hopkins from the Anacostia Economic Development Corporation; Janice Burgess from DC Housing Authority, Office of Planning; Professor Emeritus Dorn McGrath from George Washington University; Christopher Smith from W.C. Smith Real Estate; and Aubrey Thagard from DC Office of Planning. The event was held on May 13, 2008 at the Anacostia Community Museum, and was the fourth in a series of East of the River Community Forums.
Community Forum - discussion. Audio only. Dated 20080513.
Local Numbers:
ACMA AV005099_B ACMA AV005100 ACMA AV005076_A ACMA AV005076_B
General:
Title transcribed from archival material, specifically from a Calendar of Events which listed an event on Housing East of the River held on the same date as the date transcribed from physical asset.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.
Topic:
African Americans  Search this
Neighborhoods  Search this
African American neighborhoods  Search this
Communities  Search this
Housing  Search this
Housing policy  Search this
Economic development  Search this
Community development, Urban  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Collection Citation:
East of the River: Continuity and Change exhibition records, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
ACMA.03-052, Item ACMA AV005099_A
See more items in:
East of the River: Continuity and Change Exhibition Records
East of the River: Continuity and Change Exhibition Records / Series 3: Interviews
Archival Repository:
Anacostia Community Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa73d22efab-4263-46c1-9210-51418601a6c0
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-acma-03-052-ref545