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Title: Perry King Interview, September 12, 2021
Date: September 12, 2021
Creator: Perry King; Katy Shenk; Angie Whitehurst
Description: The Humanities Truck participated in the 2021 “Adams Morgan Day” Festival, which focuses on the neighborhood of Adams Morgan and its culture, diversity, and history. Oral history interviews were conducted to gauge festival-goers' relationship to Adams Morgan, meaningful spaces in the neighborhood, and how those spaces may have changed over time. Perry King from North Carolina who moved to DC in 1977 to attend Howard University and now works as a social worker, street vendor, and street musician speaks about memories of Gingko trees, economic and cultural diversity, old restaurants, the Ontario Theater, and well-know street performers back in the day like the "Balloon Man" and the "Rhythm Man". He expresses his frustrations with development and the effects on space and community in favor of public spaces and diversity.
Subject: Adams Morgan; Adams Morgan Day; Adams Morgan Day 2021; Washington, DC; diversity; gingko trees; public space; street music; memory; change; gentrification; Ontario Theater
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2988
Rights statement: Copyright for this object is held by American University and does not preclude any use the co-interviewee(s) may want to make of the information in the recordings themselves. This object is made available through the American University Digital Research Archive for research and educational purposes. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the object beyond the bounds of Fair Use must be obtained from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.