Evolution of a Community Part III: Crime, Unemployment, Education

Object Details

Creator: Anacostia Neighborhood Museum; Hutchinson, Louise Daniel (19280603-20141012); Campbell, James
Names: Anacostia Community Museum; Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
Collection Creator: Anacostia Community Museum

Topic: African Americans; Communities; Neighborhoods; African American neighborhoods; Unemployment; Discrimination in employment; Crime; Drugs; Methadone maintenance; Education; Teachers; Students; Racism; Race discrimination; Public welfare; Recreation centers; Migration, Internal; Social history; Museum exhibits

Creator: Anacostia Neighborhood Museum; Hutchinson, Louise Daniel (19280603-20141012); Campbell, James

See more items in: Evolution of a Community: 1972 Exhibition Records; Evolution of a Community: 1972 Exhibition Records / Series ACMA AV03-040: Evolution of a Community Audiovisual Records

Sponsor: Funding for partial processing of the collection was supported by a grant from the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund (CCPF).

Biographical / Historical: Evolution of a Community, an exhibit at the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum from January 1972 though December 1972, presented the history of Anacostia from post-World War II to the present through photos, text, drawings, video tape programs, and a slide/tape show. Evolution of a Community Part II, also known as Anacostia Today, was on display at the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum from March 1973 though July 1973. The exhibitions developed as a result oral histories collected from Anacostia residents.

Custodial History: Created for the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum. Developed by historian Louise Daniel Hutchinson. Interviews conducted narration by James Campbell.

Citation: Evolution of a Community Part III: Crime, Unemployment, Education, Exhibition Records AV03-040, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.

Collection Rights: Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Scope and Contents: Through narration and street interviews conducted by James Campbell, Anacostia residents talk about the tight knit, safe community prior to the rise in crime; insignificant employment and recreation opportunities after increased migration to Anacostia as a result of Southwest Urban Renewal projects; how increased population and lack of opportunities lead to increased crime, drug use, and unemployment in Anacostia; government trying to control crime though programs like methadone maintenance rather than dealing with the deepest concerns; and reasons for high rate of unemployment, including inadequate schools, racial discrimination, and ineffective unemployment and social services. Teachers talk about overcrowded classes, outdated curriculum, and the overall education system; students discuss their teachers.; Narration and interviews. Part of Evolution of a Community Audiovisual Records. Interviews product of Street Interviews. AV003499: street interviews and narration from 001505 - 001710 [also on recording: Narration about West African Slave Trade and Out of Africa Narration]. Undated.

Series 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.