An Evening of Poetry by American Negro Poets
Object Details
- Creator
- Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
- Names
- Anacostia Community Museum
- Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
- Croxton, Darryl
- Kinard, John, 1936-1989
- Collection Creator
- Anacostia Community Museum
- Place
- Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)
- Washington (D.C.)
- United States
- Topic
- African Americans
- Poets
- African American poets
- Poetry
- Creator
- Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
- See more items in
- Museum Events, Programs, and Projects, 1967-1989
- Extent
- 1 Sound recording (open reel, 1/4 inch)
- Date
- circa 1978
- Custodial History
- Created for Anacostia Neighborhood Museum.
- Archival Repository
- Anacostia Community Museum Archives
- Identifier
- ACMA.09-023, Item ACMA AV003443-1
- Type
- Archival materials
- Sound recordings
- Poetry
- Literary readings (radio programs)
- Citation
- An Evening of Poetry by American Negro Poets, Record Group AV09-023, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
- Genre/Form
- Sound recordings
- Poetry
- Literary readings (Radio programs)
- Note
- 010339
- Scope and Contents
- Darryl Croxton reads poetry written by Paul Laurence Dunbar, Angelina Weld Grimke, Anne Spencer, Georgia Douglas Johnson, Claude McKay, Langston Hughes, Owen Dodson, Countee Cullen, Richard Wright, and other African American poets. John Kinard provides introduction to the poetry reading and encourages visitors to provide comments and suggestions via the suggestion box. Kinard provides a description for the current exhibit, The Sage of Anacostia, about Frederick Douglass.
- Poetry reading. 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 [email protected].
- Record ID
- ebl-1568815250523-1568815250717-1
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
