Smithsonian Institution. Program in African American Culture Search this
Container:
Box 26, Folder 2
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
2002 January 19
Scope and Contents:
As part of the commemoration of the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the Program of African American Culture presents "Of Songs, Peace, and Struggle". This annual public program series is dedicated to the presentation of Civil Rights Movement history and culture. Each year the program calls on activists of the Movement who engaged in civil disobedience and nonviolent confrontation to share their experiences with an audience, answer questions and promote discussion. The series also includes musical performances and exhibition tours. This year's program "Stayed on Freedom" featured an interview with James Forman, the Civil Rights Movement activist, political organizer, author, and educator, by Clayborne Carson, the scholar, author, and educator. The interview was followed by audience comments, questions, and discussion, and then songs of struggle and freedom were sung by the Program in African American Culture Community Ensemble. The program concluded with a docent-led tour of the exhibition Field to Factory and other objects related to social change in America.
The program took place in the Carmichael Auditorium at the National Museum of American History of the Smithsonian Institution. It was sponsored by the Program in African American Culture.
Participants included:
James Forman, Ph.D., Civil Rights Movement activist, political organizer, author, and educator
Clayborne Carson, Ph.D., scholar, author, and educator
Performers included:
Program in African American Culture Community Ensemble
Program in African American Culture Youth Choir
Program number AC408.116.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Access and use of audiovisual materials available in the Archives Center reading room or by requesting copies of audiovisual materials at RightsReproductions@si.edu
Collection Rights:
Copyright restrictions exist. Collection items available for reproduction Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
Program in African American Culture Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
