Student Oratorical Contest on Frederick Douglass and Award Presentation

Object Details

Creator: Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
Names: Anacostia Community Museum; Anacostia Neighborhood Museum; Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
Collection Creator: Anacostia Community Museum

Topic: African Americans; African American students; Students; Black people -- History

Custodial History: Created for Anacostia Neighborhood Museum. Filmed at Ft. Dupont Activity Center.

Citation: Student Oratorical Contest on Frederick Douglass and Award Presentation, Record Group AV09-023, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.

Scope and Contents: Through their speeches for Black History Week in 1975, African American students from schools across Washington, D.C. interpret what they think Frederick Douglass said in his speeches. Oratorical contest and award presentation took place at the Ft. Dupont Activity Center in southeast Washington, D.C.; Speeches. Part of ACM Museum Events, PR, and Ceremonies Recordings. AV000796: 19750214. AV000815 and AV003578: undated. AV000836: tape 1, dated 19750214. AV003578: award presentation until 001725 (followed by African Welcoming of Nana Oparebea to the 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.