What a morning! : the Christmas story in Black spirituals / selected and edited by John Langstaff ; illustrated by Ashley Bryan ; arrangements for singing and piano by John Andrew Ross
On September 13, 1970, Stanley J. Anderson, Marion Hope, Alton Jones, and Almore Dale presented with Anacostia Neighborhood Museum (ANM) Founders' Awards. John Kinard announces night before Distinguished Service Awards were presented to Ella Fitzgerald and Dizzy Gillespie. After the presentation of his Distinguished Service Award, jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal performs with accompanists (Ahmad Jamal Trio). The trio also performs with The Colombians. The Young People's Choir of the Bethlehem Baptist Church (Anacostia) perform spirituals. A another group performs Evolution of the Black Man in Jazz which shows the changes the black man went through in music from before he came to America up until today. Other musicians perform spirituals, gospel and jazz music. Shirley Horn also performs. John Kinard speaks in celebration of the 3rd anniversay of the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum. He thanks the community, ANM's staff, and day's master of ceremonies, Tony Taylor. Kinard's short speech is followed by additional musical performances.
Award presentations and music. Part of ACM Museum Events, PR, and Ceremonies Recordings. AV003529-1: celebration begins at 002945. AV003530-1: celebration begins at 001926. AV003529-1 and AV003530-1: content overlaps [also on recordings: Musical Performance: Public School 186 from Harlem]. AV003529-2, AV003530-1, AV003530-2, and AV003438: content overlaps. Undated.
Local Numbers:
ACMA AV003529-1
ACMA AV003529-2
ACMA AV003530-1
ACMA AV003530-2
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.
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture; Gift of Dr. and Mrs. T.B. Boyd, III and R.H. Boyd Publishing Corporation
Musical group, The Colombians, of Washington, D.C., and narrator Wendell Cheathum of WGTS-FM provide a historical profile and performance of the black spiritual.
Music. Part of Broadcast Programs. AV003443-2: music performance until 005919 (followed by Discussion on Revolution and Insurrection). Undated.
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.
Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage Search this
Extent:
1 sound recording (digital audio file)
Type:
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Date:
2013 June 27
Scope and Contents:
Montero, Walter (guitar); Del Carpio, Gonzalo ( guitar, bells); Sandy, Gillman ( ukulele); Sahonero, Edgar ( ukulele,flute); Sahonero, Robert (flute); Figuera, Rene (flute); Sahonero, Roby (tamborine); Patzi, Yamil (drums) Bagpipe introduction; Balazs Istvaji; Spiritual Songs from Moldova;
Collection Restrictions:
Access by appointment only. Where a listening copy or viewing copy has been created, this is indicated in the respective inventory; additional materials may be accessible with sufficient advance notice and, in some cases, payment of a processing fee. Older papers are housed at a remote location and may require a minimum of three weeks' advance notice and payment of a retrieval fee. Certain formats such as multi-track audio recordings and EIAJ-1 videoreels (1/2 inch) may not be accessible. Contact the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections at 202-633-7322 or rinzlerarchives@si.edu for additional information.
Collection Rights:
Copyright and other restrictions may apply. Generally, materials created during a Festival are covered by a release signed by each participant permitting their use for personal and educational purposes; materials created as part of the fieldwork leading to a Festival may be more restricted. We permit and encourage such personal and educational use of those materials provided digitally here, without special permissions. Use of any materials for publication, commercial use, or distribution requires a license from the Archives. Licensing fees may apply in addition to any processing fees.
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2013 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Recording of negro spirituals and gospel music including Were You There (When They Crucified My Lord), Deep River, King Jesus (Will Roll All Burdens Away), Praising Jesus Ever More, Every Time I Feel the Spirit, Gonna Ride Up In the Chariot, and Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen. Singers include Odetta and Robert J. Bradley. Recording of Must Be Born Again by Reverend J. M. Gates; multiple recordings of the slave song containing "What ship is that you're enlisted upon? O glory hallelujah! 'Tis the old ship of Zion, hallelujah!"; and a recording of Certainly Lord.
Music. Part of ACM Museum Events, PR, and Ceremonies Recordings. AV003511-1: music from 000000-001401 and 003256-013733 [also on recording: News Program: March on Washington]. AV003511-1: undated. AV003302: dated 19870929.
Local Numbers:
ACMA AV003302
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.
Dr. Sterling Brown reads poems which illustrate certain things he believes should be said about the poetry of American negroes. He speaks about spirituals and African American poets, including Phillis Wheatley, James Weldon Johnson, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Claude McKay, and Margaret Walker; and reads their poems. John Kinard provides introduction.
Poetry reading. Part of ACM Museum Events, PR, and Ceremonies Recordings. Undated.
Biographical / Historical:
Professor, poet, and literary critic Dr. Sterling A. Brown (1901-1989) was born and raised in the Washington, D.C area. He grew up on a farm in Howard County, Maryland; and attended Waterford Oaks Elementary, Dunbar High School, Williams College in Massachusetts, and Harvard University. He married Daisy Turnbull in 1927. Brown taught at Howard University, Fisk University, Vassar College, New York University, Atlanta University, Yale University, and Virginia Theological Seminary and College in Lynchburg, Virginia. His studies and poetry focused on black history and culture of the Southern United States.
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.
Female musician speaks of the history and purpose of black music including field hollers or field chants, work songs which told stories, spirituals, and storytelling through music, particularly stories with animals. The musician performs at least one example of each type of music. Specific songs performed include traditional African song titled "The Fox" and a song the musician wrote titled "Autumn Time in Grenada" about the children in Grenada, Mississippi who were killed when they tried to integrate schools. John Kinard provides introduction to performance.
Musical performance. Part of ACM Museum Events, PR, and Ceremonies Recordings. Undated.
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.
Musical recordings performed by Robert Shaw, Grant Williams, The Robert Shaw Chorale, Alan Lomax, Mississippi Chorus, South Carolina Chain Gang, Texas Chain Gang, and Prisoners At the Mississippi and Louisiana State Penitentiaries.
Music. Part of ACM Museum Events, PR, and Ceremonies Recordings. Undated.
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.
Musical Recordings: Choral Music, Religious Music, and Work Songs, Record Group AV09-023, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Recording of Joshua Fit De Battle of Jericho performed by The Hall Johnson Choir.
Music. Part of ACM Museum Events, PR, and Ceremonies Recordings. Undated.
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.
Dramatic poetry reading of Langston Hughes' work, including Theme for English B and A Dream Deferred, and James Weldon Johnson's work, including Listen, Lord: A Prayer. Telling of stories from the bible, including the story of Adam and Eve in the garden, and Noah and the flood. Live musical performance includes a cappella, spirituals, and soul music.
Poetry, music, and stories. Part of ACM Museum Events, PR, and Ceremonies Recordings. Transcribed from physical asset: YSAI Barnwell, Columbians, Black Voices - Howard University. Undated.
Local Numbers:
ACMA AV003378-2
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.
159 video recordings (U-matic 3/4" video recordings)
1 video recording (VHS 1/2" video recording)
15 Linear feet (15 boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Video recordings
Videocassettes
Place:
United States -- Race relations
United States -- Rural conditions
Date:
1989-1994
Scope and Contents note:
The collection, which dates from 1989 to 1994 and measures 15 linear feet, documents the reminiscences of elderly members of various African-American churches in the Atlanta area, as well as individual church histories, outstanding personalities of the South, religious expression in the South, and styles of singing and worship. The collection is comprised of audiovisual materials.
Biographical/Historical note:
Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasters, Inc. is the nation's largest regional interfaith cable network. AIB has been providing faith-based communities and nonprofit service organizations access to a larger audience since 1969. AIB remains a destination for international dignitaries and media representatives due to its unique programming platform, which promotes dialogue between all faiths, cultures and socioeconomic backgrounds. Seen in over 1,000,000 homes across 19 metro area counties, AIB is a self-supporting organization and does not allow the solicitation of funds or attacks on other faiths. Viewers can find Christians, Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus and others presenting their views.
Provenance:
Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasters Oral History Collection, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution, gift of Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasters.
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 to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.
