"Black lives matter; Juneteenth protest, Silver springs Civic Center, Friday June 14 3 pm, wear masks!"
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On June 15, 1996, the Anacostia Museum's Juneteenth Celebration was held at the Anacostia Museum. Museum Director Steven Newsome and community leaders greeted guests with speeches. Performances included Melvin Deal and the African Heritage Dancers & Drummers; jazz vocalist Sunny Sumter; a cappella quintet DC's Finest; storytellers Dylan Pritchett, Marvel Abayoni-Cole, Bill Grimmette, and Morton Brooks; and Shirleta Settles. The day also included Kwelismith's Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad. The theme for the Juneteenth Celebration 1996 was Freedom Revisited.
Celebration - festival. Part of Juneteenth Programs. Dated 19960615.
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ACMA AV002081
ACMA AV002243
ACMA AV002244
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On June 14, 1997, the Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture's Juneteenth Celebration was held at Anacostia Park. Performances included hip-hop dance by Apocalyptic Future; jazz band Jerry Gonzalez and the Fort Apache Band; percussion group Drums of Fire with Barnett Williams and Baba Ngoma; Danny Dread; the Anointed Souls; storytellers Shindana Cooper and Bill Grimmette; and Nap Turner's rendition of 'Hughes Views of the Blues.' The day also included activities for children and families, and arts and crafts demonstrations.
Celebration - festival. Part of Juneteenth Programs. Dated 1997.
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On June 22, 1991, the Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture's Juneteenth Celebration was held at the Anacostia Museum. Mayor Sharon Pratt Dixon and Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton greeted guests with remarks. Musical and dance performances included West African dance troupe Kan Kouran; bell ringers The Templeton Chimers; a capella group In Process; go-go band Junkyard Band; blues band Sonny Forriest; doo-wop singers The Orioles; Afro-pop group Liziba; St. Teresa of Avila Young Adult Choir; and jazz duo Yvonne and Phyllis. Arts and crafts demonstrations included hair braiding, kente weaving, wood carving, cartooning, wool spinning by Mirma Jones, and quilting by Daughter of Dorcas. The day also included games for children, Myklar the Magician, the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Reenactment Group, and screenings of 'Roots of Resistance: A Story of the Underground Railroad' and 'Gift of the Black Folk.' The theme for the Juneteenth Celebration 1991 was Freedom Revisited.
Celebration - festival. Part of Juneteenth Programs. Dated 1991.
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On June 12, 1993, the Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture's Juneteenth Celebration was held at the Anacostia Museum. Museum Director Steven Newsome and civic leaders greeted guests with speeches. Musical and dance performances included Universal Messengers of Music, Pennvisions Dance Company, New World Percussion Ensemble, Zulu Nation Hip Hop Dancers, Frankie Addison and the Front Line Jazz Ensemble, Andrew Cacho African Drummers and Dancers, and Nap Turner. Children's activities included storyteller Joy Love, Happy the Clown, and games, such as balloon toss and sack race. Arts and crafts demonstrations included hair braiding, tie dyeing, jewelry making, papier mache, African drumming and dancing, and quilting by Daughter of Dorcas. Author Jill Nelson read from her book, Volunteer Slavery: My Authentic Negro Experience. The theme for the Juneteenth Celebration 1993 was Music and Motion. In addition to performances during the celebration, the recording includes footage of celebration preparations, and interviews with Steven Newsome and Zora Martin-Felton about the importance of the Anacostia Museum hosting a Juneteenth Celebration.
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On June 20, 1992, the Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture's Juneteenth Celebration was held at the Anacostia Museum. Museum Director Steven Newsome, Mayor Sharon Pratt Kelly, and other civic leaders greeted guests with speeches. Musical and dance performances included a capella groups In Process and REVERB; go-go bands Junkyard Band and Chuck Brown/Soul Searchers; doo-wop singers The Orioles; reggae band Third Eye; Melvin Deal West African Dancers; and St. Teresa of Avila Choir. Children's activities included games, such as balloon toss and sack race. Storytellers Rita Cox and Jamal Koram, puppeteer Schroeder Cherry, and Happy the Clown also performed. Arts and crafts demonstrations included hair braiding, kente weaving, tie dyeing, jewelry making, doll making, cartooning, and quilting by Daughter of Dorcas. The day also included a Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad Reenactment by Kwelismith and a poetry reading 'The Spoken Word.'
Celebration - festival. Part of Juneteenth Programs. AV002086: 19920620. AV002092: dated 1992.
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ACMA AV002092
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Smithsonian Institution. Program in African American Culture Search this
Container:
Box 14, Folder 7
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1985 June 8
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Program held on Saturday, June 8, 1985, and featured a tour of the NMAH exhibits Nation of Nations and We the People, led by Jeffrey Filcik in the Carmichael Auditorium, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution; a lecture Celebrating Emancipation by William H. Wiggins, Jr.; and a singing workshop of Black American Traditional Songs, conducted by Bernice Johnson Reagon, including spirituals, worksongs, playsongs, gospel hymns, and blues. The event was made possible by Roger Kennedy, director, National Museum of American History; Josiah O. Hatch, Assistant Director for Public Programs; Bernice Johnson Reagon, director, Program in Black American Culture; and Shirley Cherkasky, Coordinator of Museum Programs. Program number AC408.32.
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Program in African American Culture Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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Black Lives Matter Juneteenth Protest hosted by the Diasporic Youth for Justice. The organization is managed by Noa Boyd, Brandon Benjamin, Amanda Gyaase, Logan Lewis, and Daria Holoman. The protesters gathered in front of the Silver Spring, MD Civic Center to make signs before starting the march.
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Smithsonian Institution. Program in African American Culture Search this
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Box 137, Cassette 9
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Archival materials
Audio
Date:
undated
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Field Tape: Interview with Katherine Dawkins, descendant of Richard Allen.
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Program in African American Culture Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Smithsonian Institution. Program in African American Culture Search this
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Box 137, Cassette 10
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Archival materials
Audio
Date:
undated
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Field Tape: Interview with Martha Butler. She discusses the melodies of spirituals.
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Program in African American Culture Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Smithsonian Institution. Program in African American Culture Search this
Container:
Box 137, Cassette 11
Type:
Archival materials
Audio
Date:
undated
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Field Tape: Mrs. Bennett and Mrs. Flemming and an unidentified male at Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church. Discussion on the traditional worship in the church and traditional singing styles.
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Box 137, Cassette 13
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Archival materials
Audio
Date:
undated
Scope and Contents:
Field Tape: Choir rehearsal, singing from The Richard Allen Hymnal of 1801.
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Program in African American Culture Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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Box 137, Cassette 7
Type:
Archival materials
Audio
Date:
1986-06-07
Scope and Contents:
Opening remarks by Bernice Johnson Reagon
Roland Braithwaite, Beull Gordon Gallagher professor of Humanities and college organist, Talladega College, Talladega, Alabama discusses the work of Richard Allen and the Richard Allen Hymnal of 1801.
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