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Museum Events, Programs, and Projects, 1967-1989

Creator:
Anacostia Community Museum  Search this
Names:
Anacostia Community Museum  Search this
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum  Search this
Extent:
12 Linear feet
392 Sound recordings (50 open reel 1/4" sound recordings ; 5 microcassette sound recordings ; 337 audio cassette sound recordings)
266 Video recordings (1 Super 8 film reel ; 152 open reel 1/2" video recordings ; 3 U-matic 3/4" video recordings ; 110 VHS 1/2" video recordings)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Video recordings
Museum records
Place:
Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)
Date:
1967-1989
Scope and Contents note:
This collection contains video and audio recordings of events, talks, and ceremonies hosted at or by the Anacostia Community Museum. It also contains audiovisual PR materials for the museum and its events. The collection includes recordings of a wide array of events, including the opening of the Anacostia Community Museum, award and dedication ceremonies, and documentation of on- and off-site events and talks, such as recordings of lectures and sermons delivered by founding Museum Director John Kinard.
General:
Many of the video recordings originally recorded onto 1/2" open reel were transferred to VHS in 1990.
Restrictions:
Use of the materials requires an appointment. Some items are not accessible due to obsolete format and playback machinery restrictions. Please contact the archivist at acmarchives@si.edu.
Topic:
African Americans  Search this
Genre/Form:
Museum records
Sound recordings
Video recordings
Citation:
Anacostia Community Museum Programs and Projects, 1967-1989, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
ACMA.09-023
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Museum Events, Programs, and Projects, 1967-1989
Archival Repository:
Anacostia Community Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa7ac90de80-1771-4cbc-a6f4-6cea794cedc5
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-acma-09-023

Workshop for Children: African Culture

Creator:
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum  Search this
Names:
Anacostia Community Museum  Search this
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum  Search this
Collection Creator:
Anacostia Community Museum  Search this
Extent:
1 Sound recording (open reel, 1/4 inch)
Type:
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Music
Place:
Africa
Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)
Washington (D.C.)
United States
Date:
circa 1970
Scope and Contents:
Man leads children in a discussion about cities in West Africa and African culture, including African dance and African drumming. Children participate in a dance and singing lessons. Man also explains how the African talking drum is constructed and how the Yoruba language was reproduced using the talking drum, and shows an example of the Kente cloth of the Ashanti in Ghana. African drumming in the background throughout recording.
Workshop, including music and dance. Part of ACM Education Department Programs Audiovisual Records 1967-2008. Transcribed from physical asset: Percir Borde. Undated.
Local Numbers:
ACMA AV003488-2
Collection Restrictions:
Use of the materials requires an appointment. Some items are not accessible due to obsolete format and playback machinery restrictions. Please contact the archivist at acmarchives@si.edu.
Topic:
African culture  Search this
Music  Search this
Talking drum  Search this
Kente cloth  Search this
Yoruba (African people)  Search this
Ashanti (African people)  Search this
Dance  Search this
African Americans  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sound recordings
Music
Citation:
Workshop for Children: African Culture, Record Group 09-007.7, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
ACMA.09-023, Item ACMA AV003488-1
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Museum Events, Programs, and Projects, 1967-1989
Museum Events, Programs, and Projects, 1967-1989 / Series ACMA 09-007.7: ACM Education Department Programs Audiovisual Records
Archival Repository:
Anacostia Community Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa7a887ff40-8980-4bff-88f8-8d3b6c278dc4
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-acma-09-023-ref1574

Cleve Overton papers, circa 1928-2022, bulk 1948-2020

Creator:
Overton, Cleve, 1928-2020  Search this
Subject:
Andreasen, Jude  Search this
Type:
Video recordings
Citation:
Cleve Overton papers, circa 1928-2022, bulk 1948-2020. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
African American artists  Search this
Theme:
African American  Search this
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)22162
AAA_collcode_overclev
Theme:
African American
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_22162

Allan Randall Freelon papers, 1830-2018

Creator:
Freelon, Allan Randall, 1895-1960  Search this
Type:
Scrapbooks
Diaries
Drawings
Citation:
Allan Randall Freelon papers, 1830-2018. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
African American artists  Search this
African American painters  Search this
African American educators  Search this
Impressionism (Art)  Search this
Theme:
African American  Search this
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)21719
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)398577
AAA_collcode_freealla
Theme:
African American
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_398577

Allan Randall Freelon papers

Creator:
Freelon, Allan Randall, 1895-1960  Search this
Extent:
4.4 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Scrapbooks
Diaries
Drawings
Date:
1830-2018
Summary:
The papers of African American painter and educator Allan Randall Freelon, who was based in Pennsylvania, measure 4.4 linear feet and date from 1830 to 2018. The collection contains biographical material, including appointment books and family history material; correspondence; writings; material related to professional activities, including exhibitions and school visits; personal business records, including estate records; printed material; scrapbooks; photographic material; and artwork and artifacts.
Scope and Contents:
The papers of African American painter and educator Allan Randall Freelon, who was based in Pennsylvania, measure 4.4 linear feet and date from 1830 to 2018. The collection contains biographical material, including appointment books and family history material; correspondence; writings; material related to professional activities, including exhibitions and school visits; personal business records, including estate records; printed material; scrapbooks; photographic material; and artwork and artifacts.

Biographical material include address lists, certificates, appointment books, and family history material.

Correspondence includes a mixture of personal and professional correspondence with families, friends, galleries, museusm, and and Philadelphia area schools.

Writings consist of Freelon's MFA thesis, notes and notecards. There is also a fair amount of writings by others, such as essays, poems, reports, and even a travel diary from 1879-1880 by someone with the initials "I. J. G."

Materials related to professional activities include exhibition, project, and committee files. There are also assorted materials related to Freelon's work as the Art Director for Philadelphia public schools.

Also included are personal business records, which contain estate records (which includes a audiovisual recording), auction records, condition reports, inventories, property records, and sale records.

Printed material consists of clippings, magazines, newsletters, and exhibition catalogs and announcements.

There are three scrapbooks, which primarily contains a mixture of photographic material, correspondence, and printed material.

Photographic materials include slides, photographs, and negatives of Freelon, his paintings, studio, friends and family, and various other location.

Artwork and artifacts include sketchbooks, sketches, and one souvenir spoon from the Sesqui-Centennial Exposition of 1926.
Arrangement:
This collection is arranged as nine series.

Series 1: Biographical Material, 1919, circa 1938-2001 (Box 1; 0.2 linear feet)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1878-2010 (Box 1; 0.3 linear feet)

Series 3: Writings, 1879-1880, 1922-1959 (Box 1; 0.2 linear feet)

Series 4: Professional Activities, circa 1935-1957, 2000-2005 (Box 1; 0.2 linear feet)

Series 5: Personal Business Records, 1856-1957, 1995-2018 (Boxes 1-2, OV 6; 0.3 linear feet)

Series 6: Printed Material, 1849-2015 (Box 2, Box 4; 0.5 linear feet)

Series 7: Scrapbooks, 1923-1960 (Box 2, Boxes 4-5; 0.7 linear feet)

Series 8: Photographic Material, circa 1880-circa 2006 (Boxes 2-3, Box 5, OV 6, MGP 6, Box 7; 1.6 linear feet)

Series 9: Artwork and Artifacts, circa 1912-circa 1960 (Box 3; 0.2 linear feet)
Biographical / Historical:
Allan Randall Freelon Sr. (1895-1960) was painter and educator in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania known for his impressionist paintings.

Freelon studied at the Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art (now the University of the Arts), the University of Pennsylvania, and the Tyler School of Art of Temple University. He also spent summers studying painting with Hugh Breckenridge in Gloucester, Massachusetts.

His work was included in exhibitions at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, traveling exhibitions with the William E. Harmon Foundation, the Albright-Knox Gallery, the National Gallery of Art, the Howard University Gallery of Art, and the Whitney Museum of American Art. He was also one of seven Black artists included in the exhibition Art Commentary on Lynching, organized by the NAACP.

Freelon married Marie Cuyjet in 1918 and they had one son Allan Randall Freelon Jr. Freelon and Cuyjet eventually divorced and Freelon married Mary Kouzmanoff.

Freelon taught art in the Philadelphia public school system and in 1921 was appointed as assistant director of art education. In 1939 he was named the special assistant to the director of art in the Philadelphia public schools. Freelon also taught painting at Windy Crest, his studio in Telford, Pennsylvania, where he passed away in 1960.
Provenance:
The Allan Randall Freelon papers were donated to the Archives of American Art in 2019 by Nnenna and Maya Freelon as part of the Archives' African American Collecting Initiative funded by the Henry Luce Foundation. Nnenna is the widow of Phil Freelon, Allan Randall Freelon's grandson. Maya Freelon is Nnenna and Phil's daughter.
Restrictions:
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.

Access to nitrate negatives is restricted. Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records or audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Rights:
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Occupation:
Painters -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia  Search this
Educators -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia  Search this
Topic:
African American artists  Search this
African American painters  Search this
African American educators  Search this
Impressionism (Art)  Search this
Genre/Form:
Scrapbooks
Diaries
Drawings
Citation:
Allan Randall Freelon papers, 1830-2018. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.freealla
See more items in:
Allan Randall Freelon papers
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw97f25a9d8-30fc-4ede-a04a-ff439b2e418d
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-freealla
Online Media:

Cleve Overton papers

Creator:
Overton, Cleve  Search this
Names:
Andreasen, Jude  Search this
Extent:
3.8 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Video recordings
Date:
circa 1928-2022
bulk 1948-2020
Summary:
The papers of Washington, D.C.-based mixed media artist Cleve Overton measure 3.8 linear feet and date from circa 1928-2022, bulk 1948-2020. Included are biographical materials; correspondence including letters from Overton to his wife Jude Andreasen while she was in various countries in Africa; writings, exhibition files, project files, printed materials, subject files, and photographs and photograph albums of Cleve, family, events, artwork, events and exhibitions.
Scope and Contents:
The papers of Washington, D.C.-based mixed media artist Cleve Overton measure 3.8 linear feet and date from circa 1928-2022, bulk 1948-2020. Included are biographical materials; correspondence including letters from Overton to his wife Jude Andreasen while she was in various countries in Africa; writings, exhibition files, project files, printed materials, subject files, and photographs and photograph albums of Cleve, family, events, artwork, events and exhibitions.

Biographical material includes award certificates, biographical profiles, family history, travel documents, memorial records and obituaries, and an audiovisual recording from Cleve Overton's 80th birthday celebration. Also included is a disbound binder of biographical material compiled by Overton.

Correspondence mostly consists of Cleve Overton's letters to his wife Jude Andreasen while she lived in several countries in Africa as well as some letters he wrote to "Dear Ones," presumably friends and family. There are some letters from various correspondents addressed to Cleve Overton and there is one folder of condolence letters.

Writings include articles, essays, notes, and letters to the editor written by Cleve Overton. There is also one binder of book production records that was compiled by Overton and his wife Jude Andreasen about books they collaborated on and published.

Exhibition files consist of catalogs and announcements, clippings, photographs, artist statements, price lists, video recordings of receptions, and guestbooks of group and solo exhibitions of Cleve Overton's artwork.

Project files include correspondence, printed material, photographs, and other documentation related to Overton's art projects.

Printed material is mostly comprised of clippings, magazines, and books about Cleve Overton and his artwork, whereas subject files include a mixture of printed material, photographs and documents that were compiled by Overton on topics and artists that interested him.

Photographs are of Cleve Overton, his artwork, friends and family, exhibitions (images are of the opening receptions as well as the art), military service in Japan, and various protests and marches he participated in. Most of the series is comprised of snapshots but there are also some slides and digital photographs.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged as 7 series.

Series 1: Biographical Material, 1928-2020 (0.2 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1948-2021 (0.8 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 3: Writings, circa 1969-circa 2020 (0.3 linear feet; Box 2)

Series 4: Exhibition Files, 1992-2015 (0.6 linear feet; Boxes 2, 5)

Series 5: Project Files, 1987-2018 (0.4 linear feet; Boxes 2-3, OV 6)

Series 6: Printed Material and Subject Files, 1948-2022 (Boxes 3, 5)

Series 7: Photographic Material, circa 1935-2020 (Boxes 3-5)
Biographical / Historical:
Cleve Overton (1928-2020) was an African American mixed media artist based in Washington, D.C. Overton was born in Staten Island, New York on September 17, 1928. From 1945 to 1948, Overton served in the military in an All-Black army unit, the 76th/933rd AAA battalion in Japan. He studied art at the New School and other New York schools. He also ran his studio, the Potter's Wheel, where he offered pottery classes, and later he founded and managed his business, Earthworks. He was a skilled welder. He also taught as an adjunct professor of art at Baruch College and the College of Staten Island, CUNY.

Overton collaborated on many projects with his wife, Jude Andreasen. They moved to Washington, D.C. in 1989. Overton traveled extensively and lived in many countries in Europe and Africa. His time in Senegal led to the creation of a photographic series which were exhibited in IFAN National Museum in Dakar and later became a book The Doors of Senegal that he published with Andreasen. The couple published a second book of photography together, and Overton wrote three other books of his own: a memoir, a book of essays, and a novel.

Overton exhibited widely and often. His mixed media art often reflected his profound commitment to environmental, social, and racial justice. He passed away in 2020.
Provenance:
The Cleve Overton papers were donated to the Archives of American Art in 2022 by Jude Andreasen, Cleve Overton's wife.
Restrictions:
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.

Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records in this collection must use access copies. Contact References Services for more information.
Rights:
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Occupation:
Mixed-media artists -- Washington (D.C).  Search this
Mixed-media artists -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Topic:
African American artists  Search this
Genre/Form:
Video recordings
Citation:
Cleve Overton papers, circa 1928-2022, bulk 1948-2020. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.overclev
See more items in:
Cleve Overton papers
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9839f5a87-60ac-40f6-a8b3-8b6333336783
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-overclev
Online Media:

Before the Bulldozers: Chapter 1

Creator:
Anacostia Community Museum  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2022-10-04T13:33:14.000Z
YouTube Category:
Nonprofits & Activism  Search this
Topic:
African Americans  Search this
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SmithsonianAnacostia
Data Source:
Anacostia Community Museum
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianAnacostia
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_4OMd3xkGXxI

Chocolate City No More: Changing Demographics & Gentrification of Washington, D.C

Creator:
Anacostia Community Museum  Search this
Type:
Conversations and talks
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2023-05-25T18:50:39.000Z
YouTube Category:
Nonprofits & Activism  Search this
Topic:
African Americans  Search this
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SmithsonianAnacostia
Data Source:
Anacostia Community Museum
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianAnacostia
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_HRljjPhZrEI

Outdoor Exhibition - "Food for the People: Eating and Activism in Greater Washington"

Creator:
Anacostia Community Museum  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2021-06-10T20:40:27.000Z
YouTube Category:
Nonprofits & Activism  Search this
Topic:
African Americans  Search this
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SmithsonianAnacostia
Data Source:
Anacostia Community Museum
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianAnacostia
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_QO5aAZOlCDo

Jayme McLellan, founder of “Save the Corcoran” campaign

Creator:
Anacostia Community Museum  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2015-08-25T15:40:06.000Z
YouTube Category:
Nonprofits & Activism  Search this
Topic:
African Americans  Search this
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SmithsonianAnacostia
Data Source:
Anacostia Community Museum
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianAnacostia
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_W-evn9WKp2E

Rohulamin Quander, Quander family historian

Creator:
Anacostia Community Museum  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2015-08-25T15:43:10.000Z
YouTube Category:
Nonprofits & Activism  Search this
Topic:
African Americans  Search this
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SmithsonianAnacostia
Data Source:
Anacostia Community Museum
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianAnacostia
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_y9KTBU5LLYM

Before the Bulldozers: Historic Southwest D.C. Exposed

Creator:
Anacostia Community Museum  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2022-10-06T13:44:43.000Z
YouTube Category:
Nonprofits & Activism  Search this
Topic:
African Americans  Search this
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SmithsonianAnacostia
Data Source:
Anacostia Community Museum
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianAnacostia
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_zDNigEddIlw

Innovative Lives: Nathaniel Mathis

Creator:
Lemelson Center, National Museum of American History  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2022-05-11T15:07:51.000Z
YouTube Category:
Science & Technology  Search this
Topic:
American History  Search this
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LemelsonCenter
Data Source:
Lemelson Center, National Museum of American History
YouTube Channel:
LemelsonCenter
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_sr2HbWjcNEI

Theaster Gates - Processions: The Runners

Creator:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2018-03-01T20:41:23.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Art, modern  Search this
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hirshhornmuseum
Data Source:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
YouTube Channel:
hirshhornmuseum
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_Cn8XMWYXASc

Deborah Roberts and Cleo Wade on the Healing Power of Creativity

Creator:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2022-05-27T17:36:40.000Z
YouTube Category:
Entertainment  Search this
Topic:
Art, modern  Search this
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hirshhornmuseum
Data Source:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
YouTube Channel:
hirshhornmuseum
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_bimSUTUX21I

Finding Common Ground 3 | Paul Chaat Smith

Creator:
National Museum of the American Indian  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2018-02-23T15:03:48.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Native Americans;American Indians  Search this
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SmithsonianNMAI
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianNMAI
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_UGOVaeUOimg

The Scurlocks and Black Washington

Creator:
Smithsonian Magazine  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2010-02-23T18:44:51.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
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Data Source:
Smithsonian Magazine
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianMagazine
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edanmdm:yt_F4prS-WHUUw

Smithsonian African American Museum Groundbreaking - Rev. Calvin O. Butts, III

Creator:
Smithsonian Institution  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2012-02-22T21:20:00.000Z
YouTube Category:
People & Blogs  Search this
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SmithsonianVideos
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianVideos
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edanmdm:yt_nyiG8d4q6Q0

ʻAe Kai: A Culture Lab on Convergence

Creator:
Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2017-06-27T17:27:11.000Z
YouTube Category:
Nonprofits & Activism  Search this
Topic:
Asian Americans  Search this
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apacenter
Data Source:
Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program
YouTube Channel:
apacenter
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_LRoQGJa6rZM

The Freedom Singers - "We Are Soldiers in the Army" [Live in Washington, D.C. | August 1996]

Creator:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Type:
Conversations and talks
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2010-02-16T16:28:59.000Z
YouTube Category:
Music  Search this
Topic:
Cultural property  Search this
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Data Source:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
YouTube Channel:
smithsonianfolkways
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edanmdm:yt_PpKp4M5x-h4

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