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Panel Discussion: What Africa Should Mean to Us Today

Catalog Data

Creator:
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum  Search this
Names:
Anacostia Community Museum  Search this
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum  Search this
Cobb, Charles E., Jr.  Search this
Cox, Courtland, 1941-  Search this
Holloway, Marvin  Search this
Collection Creator:
Anacostia Community Museum  Search this
Extent:
1 Sound recording (open reel, 1/4 inch)
Type:
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Place:
Africa
Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)
Washington (D.C.)
United States
Date:
circa 1970s
Scope and Contents:
Marvin Holloway, Charles Cobb, and Courtland Cox talk on the subject of what Africa should mean to us today, or what is our relationship to the African continent? They state the importance of examining who we are, and where and what we come from; and understanding ourselves as African people. They speak about the African people's struggles against white supremacy, racism, and enslavement in the United States and throughout the world. They also address the possibility and difficulties of establishing black power and control within the context of the United States. And they ask what is that we have to do as a people, and what is that we can do as a people?
Discussion followed by question and answer session. Part of ACM Museum Events, PR, and Ceremonies Recordings. Poor sound quality during question and answer portion of recording. Undated.
Local Numbers:
ACMA AV003526-2
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 Americans  Search this
African diaspora  Search this
Black people -- History  Search this
Slavery  Search this
Race relations  Search this
Black power  Search this
Black people -- Race identity  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sound recordings
Citation:
Panel Discussion: What Africa Should Mean to Us Today, Record Group AV09-023, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
ACMA.09-023, Item ACMA AV003526-1
See more items in:
Museum Events, Programs, and Projects, 1967-1989
Archival Repository:
Anacostia Community Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa7727ebb9f-1808-407f-acea-a685a5302b43
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-acma-09-023-ref637