Title created by ACMA staff based on transcription from physical asset and contents of recording.
Created for Anacostia Community Neighborhood.
Summary
Gaston Neal talks about what poetry is and the origins of it. He begins with a discussion of Egyptian writing, continues through to the oral tradition of Africa, and finally with poetry from African Americans. Neal reads folk tales and poetry from Africa; and poetry by African Americans, including Phillis Wheatley, Paul Laurence Dunbar, James Weldon Johnson, Claude McKay, and Sterling Brown. He also reads a few of his poems. Three Washington, D.C. poets read poetry. The poems cover topics of black history, black identity, and religion. John Kinard introduces Gaston Neal.
Lecture and poetry reading. Part of ACM Museum Events, PR, and Ceremonies Recordings. Some of the content repeats over assets. AV003446: dated 19690217. AV003519, AV003515, AV003532, AV003445: undated.
Cite as
Gaston Neal: 100 Years of Black Writing, Record Group AV09-023, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Repository Loc.
Anacostia Community Museum Archives, MRC-777 1901 Fort Place, SE, Washington, DC 20020 (tel. 202.633.4853, fax 202.287.2422) ACMarchives@si.edu Consult archivist by appointment
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
Title created by ACMA staff based on transcription from physical asset and contents of recording.
Summary
During the panel discussion 'What Africa Needs,' panelists talked about the need for education, including religious education; communication among and across the many groups and cultures in Africa; highways and railways; system of trade across Africa; and cultural study and understanding across the many groups in Africa. A representative from Catholic Relief Services spoke about what the organization does and how the organization works cooperatively with the countries in Africa. There was additional discussion about American missionaries in Africa, Christianity, and colonialism.
Panel discussion. Audio only. Part of Evans-Tibbs Collection. Undated.
Cite as
What Africa Needs, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Repository Loc.
Anacostia Community Museum Archives, MRC-777 1901 Fort Place, SE, Washington, DC 20020 (tel. 202.633.4853, fax 202.287.2422) ACMarchives@si.edu Consult archivist by appointment
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