Oral History Interview with Carrie Young

Object Details

Names: Bethlehem Baptist Church (1872-) (Washington, D.C.); Campbell African Methodist Episcopal Church (Washington, D.C.); Frederick Douglass Memorial Home; Young, Carrie, 20th century (active)
Collection Creator: Anacostia Community Museum

Place: Anacostia (Washington, D.C.); Dayton (Ohio); Anacostia Community Museum

Topic: African American women; African Americans; Anacostia Neighborhood Museum; exhibit

See more items in: Evolution of a Community: 1972 Exhibition Records; Evolution of a Community: 1972 Exhibition Records / Series 2: Interviews

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

Extent: 1 Sound recording ((1 sound cassette (00:42:21))); 1 Sound recording ((1 sound disk CD-R (00:42:2). digital, 16-bit 44.1 KhZ)); 1 Sound recording ((1 data disk DVD-R digital, 24-bit 96kHz WAV.)))

Type: Archival materials; Audio; Sound recordings; Oral histories (document genres)

Collection Citation: Evolution of a Community: 1972 Exhibition Records, 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 note: Carrie Young, an African American woman, talks about what Anacostia was like in the 1940s and 1950s when she moved to the area from Dayton, Ohio. She discusses how high school was compulsory by then, with most people finishing high school; how most residents in the neighborhood worked for the government in some capacity; and how the racial tension grew worse between the different communities. She also speaks about Anacostia's churches, including Campbell AME Church and Bethlehem Baptist Church, often holding picnics and other activities for the congregation. Carrie Young was interviewed on January 6, 1971, by an unnamed volunteer or staff member at the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum (now the Anacostia Community Museum). Digital audio files include significant white noise and static; interviewee can be heard for some parts.

Restrictions: Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.