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Title: Ashley Emerson Interview, August 24, 2019
Date: August 24, 2019
Creator: Maren Orchard; Ashley Emerson
Description: Ashley Emerson, a second generation Washingtonian and Director of the Mayor's Office of African American Affairs, discusses the work she does, her personal experiences with Anacostia Park, and what it means to be a native of DC. She describes how important the Park is in her efforts to preserve African American culture in DC and help people with upward mobility. She talks about the Mayor's Office's efforts to invest in parks, schools, and small businesses. Ashley expresses the importance of sharing the rich history and culture of DC, and of bridging the tension between the old and the new; we need to reach out and communicate across cultures.
Subject: Anacostia Park (Washington, D.C.); National Park Service -- Anacostia Park; Late Skate in Anacostia Park; Anacostia Park and Community Collaborative; Anacostia Park Skating Pavilion; Roller skating; Fort DuPont Park (Washington, D.C.); Fort Dupont Park Summer Concert Series; African American families; Pathways to the middle class; Schools in Washington, D.C.; Culture of Washington, D.C.; Heritage of Washington, D.C.; Family history; Building community; Don't Mute D.C. movement
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2047
Rights statement: This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, under the terms of Public Domain.

Title: Marc Minsker Interview, May 30, 2020
Date: May 30, 2020
Creator: Marc Minsker; Maren Orchard
Description: Marc Minsker, a D.C. Public Schools high school teacher, talks about the impact of COVID, specifically on the Class of 2020. He shares how he thinks the pandemic will shape the personal histories of all 3.5 million high school seniors in America: how they were deprived the right to celebrate their graduations, and face a considerable amount of uncertainty. Marc thinks that while other students and teachers will have time to adjust going into next year, for the Class of 2020, high school is over. He does, however, hope that they will meet the future with optimism and a collective sense that "we got this." He ends by reminding us that behind every mask is a face and a story. This video is part of the Humanities Truck's From Me To You: A Covid-19 Oral History Project. https://humanitiestruck.com/frommetoyou/
Subject: Washington, DC; Washington, DC; public school; high school; Wilson High School; teacher; student; senior; graduation; college; Class of 2020; education
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2174
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.

Title: Nixon Impeachment Demonstration
Date: 1974
Creator: Person responsible unknown
Subject: Demonstrations -- United States; Political corruption -- United States; Working class -- United States -- Economic conditions
Subject -- Personal Name: Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994 -- Impeachment
Local Identifier: SC_Frazier_F_0022
Type: fliers (printed matter)
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:65653
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Special Collections.

Title: Oral History with Staughton and Alice Lynd, January 13th, 2017, Part Four
Date: January 13, 2017
Creator: Murphy, Catherine; Lynd, Staughton
Description: Catherine Murphy interviewing Staughton Lynd about his and Alice Lynd's experiences teaching at Trumbull Correctional Institution, and their experiences assembling a class-action lawsuit against the Youngstown, Ohio supermax prison on behalf of prisoners there.
Subject: Trumbull Correctional Institution, education, Lucasville riot, supermax prisons, hunger strikes, class-action lawsuits
Country: United States
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.