Arturo Griffiths spoke about the creation of the Community Coalition, Multicultural Leadership Summit, and Multicultural Leadership Council after disturbances in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood in Washington, DC to address the needs of the Latino community and the Black community, and to bring communities together. And later, the creation and evolution of the Afro-Latino institute because the Latino community was not addressing their lack of inclusivity in regards to the Black community.
Griffiths explained United States foreign policy, including why Central Americans flee to the US; Latinos' goals living in the United States; Latinos' lack of understanding regarding United States history, current events, racism, and inclusivity; the isolation of the Black community in the US which led to a lack of knowledge regarding Black people from other parts of the world; the lack of relationship and connection between the Black community and Latino community as well as between the Black people in the US and Black people from the rest of the world; and the attempts by the Black community in the US to reach out to other communities in the US and their efforts were not reciprocated. Griffiths spoke about Latinos' struggle for empowerment and lack of voting power; Frank Shaffer-Corona, the first elected Latino in DC area and first Latino on school board; racism within the Latino community; the Latino community leadership's lack of Black representation; and how people from various ethnic groups identify themselves and which groups feel isolated.
Griffiths also spoke about his extended family history and ethnic background, which included West Indian and English ancestry; the racial segregation system, imposed by the United States, in the Canal Zone of Panama; the tension between Blacks of English descent and Blacks of Spanish descent; his politically active Afro-Panamanian father, who was forced out of Panama City and arrived in the United States in the middle of the Civil Rights movement; and his father's work in the US, including the organization of the Washington Ghetto Industrial Development and Investment Corporation to empower the ghettoes and Black communities economically through controlling the distribution of goods.
Griffiths spoke about his childhood in Panama City as a Black West Indian kid who spoke Spanish and was raised by his mother; his school experience; racism within his family; and his family's economic instability. He described what he knew about the United States prior to arriving in the United States; his family's migration to the United States, including their migration preparations in Panama; his first impressions arriving in the center of the Black community in northwest Washington, DC during the Civil Rights Movement; and the segregation and discrimination he witnessed in the US. Griffiths talked about playing basketball when he was young; clashing with the Black kids in the US because he was a foreigner and spoke Spanish; being a part of one of the gangs to survive; learning English; and living in both and between the Latino community and the Black community.
Arturo Griffiths was interviewed by Hector Corporan on December 23, 1992. Interview is in English and minimal Spanish. Digital audio files include white noise and static, and minimal background noise. Interviewee's voice is intelligible for the most part.
General:
Associated documentation for this interview is available in the Anacostia Community Museum Archives.
Title created by ACMA staff using text written on sound cassette, contents of audio recording, textual transcript, and/or associated archival documentation.
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Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D. C. exhibition records, Anacostia Community Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Funding for partial processing of the collection was supported by a grant from the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund (CCPF).
Casilda Luna spoke about coming to the United States in 1962 and why she came to the United States; and what she could do in the United States that she could not do in the Dominican Republic under the dictatorship. She talks about learning English and the financial aspects of preparing to arrive and live in the United States.
Luna described what is like growing up and living in the Dominican Republic under the Trujillo dictatorship; and the beautiful country and small town of Sánchez where she grew up. She explained that there were 10 children in her family, her mother was a white Puerto Rican, and her father was Black and a descendent of people from St. Thomas. She talked about how her parents met, her mother was the doctor of the town even though she did not finish school, her family doing things for free for everyone, the death of her mother at the age of 47 when Luna was 12, and then living with one of her sisters. Luna also talked about her family, including her daughter; and helping people who needed counseling, which was something she could not do in the Dominican Republic.
Luna spoke about the racial atmosphere in her home growing up. Although her parents were not the only interracial couple, her paternal grandmother was "racist" in that she would not allow any of her 7 sons to marry a Black woman. Luna explained which of her family members were white and which were Black, and who they married in regards to race and nationality.
Luna spoke about race and class in the Dominican Republic and the United States explaining it was more a class situation in the Dominican Republic. In the United States, she explained how other Black people treated her because of her accent, how she felt double prosecuted (by white people because she was Black and by other Black people because of her accent), how Black people bothered her more than white people in white environments (immigration discrimination), how she wanted to get the same reception from Black people as she did from white people, and overall reception of people from the Dominican Republic in the United States. She provided several stories / examples of interactions with Black people and white people. She also explains how attitude(s) comes from environment.
Luna also talked about her work in social work and social counseling, and what she does for people; her love of giving, and guiding, counseling, and helping others; starting organization Afro-Latino; the politics of Dominican Republic; her love for the United States and Earth; and how she identifies herself as human, not Black or white, just human.
Casilda Luna was interviewed by Anthony Knight. Interview is in English and Spanish (minimal). Digital audio files include loud white noise and static, and interviewee voice soft throughout the recording. Interviewee was difficult to hear, unintelligible, often.
General:
Associated documentation for this interview is available in the Anacostia Community Museum Archives.
Title created by ACMA staff using text written on sound cassette, contents of audio recording, textual transcript, and/or associated archival documentation.
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Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D. C. exhibition records, Anacostia Community Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Funding for partial processing of the collection was supported by a grant from the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund (CCPF).
Interviews at Dona Flor restaurant, located in northwest Washington, DC, included assistant manager Cristina Pinheiro who is Brazilian; waitress Giselle Cruzeiro who is Argentinian and married to a Brazilian; cook Andres Romero who is Salvadoran; and tour guide Marcello Martins who is Brazilian.
Andres Romero, Cristina Pinheiro, and Giselle Cruzeiro spoke about how long they and the other restaurant employees have worked at Dona Flor restaurant; their knowledge of Brazilian food; the creation of the menu, including the specials and for holidays; Brazilian food and drinks, including recipe for chicken Copacabana; finding and purchasing ingredients; restaurant patrons' favorite dishes; handmade candy; why name of restaurant is Dona Flor; and the Brazilian tourist company which the restaurant has a contract with.
Tour guide Marcello Martins spoke about leading tours for Brazilians around the world; explaining the similarities and differences, including politics, economic priorities, and social conditions, between Brazil and the United States to Brazilians; teaching Brazilians how to respect the United States and Americans; his preference to work with Americans; how he would like to see Brazil and United States working together to help both Brazilians and Americans; helping other countries understand Brazilians; and preserving Brazilian customs.
The interviewees also described Brazilian holiday traditions, celebrations, and festivities, including food prepared and served; and what food they eat at home. A few of them explained how long they have lived in the United States and why they migrated to the US. Pinheiro also spoke about her future goals; living and working in Los Angeles, California versus Washington, DC; what surprised her when she arrived in the United States; and what she misses about Brazil.
Dona Flor restaurant interviews were conducted by Peggy Fleming and Grace Taylor. Interview is in English with minimal Spanish. Digital audio files include white noise and static, and some background noise. Interviewees' voice are intelligible for the most part.
General:
Associated documentation, including partial transcripts, for this interview is available in the Anacostia Community Museum Archives. The textual transcripts are not verbatim of the audio recordings.
Title created by ACMA staff using text written on sound cassette, contents of audio recording, textual transcript, and/or associated archival documentation.
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Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D. C. exhibition records, Anacostia Community Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Funding for partial processing of the collection was supported by a grant from the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund (CCPF).
E. Leopold Edwards, also known as Eric Leopold Edwards (Leo), spoke about his family and ethnic background; his childhood, education, and work in Jamaica; Jamaican politics and school system; the student / youth movement and the movement's demands, including civics be permitted into the school curriculum and scholarships for female students; and Jamaica's struggle for national independence. Edwards identified himself as a Caribbean person who was born in Jamaica; and explained and illustrated his strong devotion to principles and commitment to serve people.
Edwards also spoke about his decision to attend Howard University; his experience at Howard University; the Caribbean Student Association (CSA), including his role as president of the organization; student organization, fraternity, and sorority alliances; and Howard University alumnae groups. He explained how community Caribbean organizations formed out of the CSA, including the Caribbean American Intercultural Organization, smaller organizations based on nationality, the Council of Caribbean Organization, and Jamaican National Development Foundation. He spoke extensively about the work and challenges of these associations and organizations. He also explained the power of international organizations, including the World Bank, IMF, and UN; and the shared struggle of the Third World and African Americans.
Edwards spoke about his arrival in the United States and the culture shock; maintaining and building Jamaican and Caribbean culture, including food and music, in the Washington, DC area; the immigration, permanent resident, and citizenship status of Caribbean people; first learning about racism in the United States, and racist experiences he encountered and witnessed; how Americans think in categories and stereotypes; the media influence on what people think about Jamaicans and Caribbean people; Operation Caribbean Cruise, a drug investigation and raid led by DC police; and Jamaican and Caribbean people on police department boards and commissions, and participating in training of police. He also explained his views on discipline, which included reasoning and explanation; and the raising of his children, including their schooling in Jamaica.
Interview is in English. Digital audio files include white noise and static, and sound distortion during portions of the interview. Interviewee's voice is intelligible for the most part.
General:
Associated documentation, including partial transcripts, for this interview is available in the Anacostia Community Museum Archives. The textual transcripts are not verbatim of the audio recordings.
Title created by ACMA staff using text written on sound cassette, contents of audio recording, textual transcript, and/or associated archival documentation.
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Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D. C. exhibition records, Anacostia Community Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Funding for partial processing of the collection was supported by a grant from the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund (CCPF).
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Extent:
3 Digital files
2 Sound cassettes
Type:
Archival materials
Digital files
Sound cassettes
Place:
Haiti
Africa
New York (N.Y.)
Washington (D.C.)
United States
Date:
circa 1992-1993
Scope and Contents:
Harry Azemar, known as Rameza in the music world, spoke about his migration to the United States, including why he was reluctant to come to the United States; his first year in the United States, including learning English and enlisting in the United States Navy; living in New York City, including going to night clubs and the Haitian community; typical Haitian fashion attire and style in the late 1970s; his experience in the US Navy; and how and why he arrived in Washington, DC.
Azemar spoke about his relationship with his mother; his wife, who is also Haitian; what soccer means to him and attending soccer games; the Haitian community in Washington, DC; his experience as a coordinator for the "Today and Tomorrow" program, which taught teenagers how to succeed in the United States; how he would teach Haitian youth to assimilate in the new culture while keeping them in touch with their Haitian roots; and being a solo musician without a band.
Azemar explained how music is the rhythm of a culture, specifically spoke about music in Haiti and South Africa; the relationship between music, what is happening in a country, and the people of a country; different kinds of Haitian music, including instruments and Haitian bands; how his interest in music developed when he was young, and then as new immigrant in the United States; how he developed as a musician and transitioning from the guitar to the electronic keyboard; the difference between performing with a Spanish band versus a Haitian band; the connection between music and politics; how music supports learning and education; and why some Haitians do not listen to American music.
Azemar also spoke about writing his own music; performing in front of an audience; the demographics and size of the audiences; where he performs; the types of music he plays; his relationship with other Haitian musicians in Washington, DC; musicians who have influenced him and how; visiting Africa in the mid-1970s; the radio stations he listens to in Washington, DC; Haitian, calypso, soca, Spanish, African, and French music; different types of Haitian dance; and Haitian Carnival.
Azemar described his experiences with vodou ceremonies, the Protestant church, and the Catholic church in Haiti when he was young. He also explained the relationship between vodou and nature, and vodou practices and beliefs. Azemar also described the values and characteristics of those who live in the countryside versus the city in Haiti. He also detailed some of Haitian history, including Haitian revolution and independence.
Interview is in English. The interview concluded with a musical demonstration by Harry Azemar. Digital audio files include white noise and static; there is more static during the musical demonstration. Interviewee's voice is intelligible.
General:
Associated documentation for this interview is available in the Anacostia Community Museum Archives.
Title created by ACMA staff using text written on sound cassette, contents of audio recording, textual transcript, and/or associated archival documentation.
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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.
Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D. C. exhibition records, Anacostia Community Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Funding for partial processing of the collection was supported by a grant from the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund (CCPF).
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Extent:
4 Digital files
2 Sound cassettes
Type:
Archival materials
Digital files
Sound cassettes
Place:
Haiti
Africa
New York (N.Y.)
Washington (D.C.)
United States
Date:
1993 January 08
Scope and Contents:
Kleber Vielot spoke about why he migrated to and remained in the United States in 1959; what he left behind, including his children and library, in Haiti; his work in New York City, and his first time working for a white man; his mentor in New York City; navigating NYC and mass transit system; his Haitian political work while he was living in the United States; and forming soccer team and building Haitian community. Vielot also mentioned he taught primary and secondary education, and had a role with a teachers' union in Haiti.
Vielot spoke in detail about his Haitian and American heroes, including Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Malcolm X, and MLK. He explained the difference between the civil rights struggle in the United States and what was happening in Haiti; why interactions between Black Haitians and Black Americans are difficult, and how their relationship evolved; the differences between Black Haitians and Black Americans; the constructed inferiority of Black Americans in the United States; and African, French, and United States influence in Haiti and on Haitians.
Vielot spoke about Haitian youth and identity crisis; why Haitian parents criticize American way of life; differences in how children are raised in the United States versus Haiti; why Haitians return to Haiti; the differences in the educational systems between United States and Haiti; discipline, including how Haitian teachers disciplined students in Haiti; and how to retain Haitian culture while living in the United States, including while raising children. Vielot stated where his children were educated, some in the United States and some in Haiti; and what his children studied in higher education. Vielot explained why he never became an United States citizen. He stated his wife, also Haitian, became an United States citizen; and that he was born and raised Catholic.
Vielot explained how the Haitian diaspora affects politics and economics in Haiti; how he communicated with and sent money to his family as a political exile of Haiti under the Francois Duvalier regime; and the differences between the Haitian political exiles when he was exiled versus Haitian political exiles in 1993. Vielot also explained the importance and role of oral tradition, including stories and proverbs, in the lives of Africans and Haitians. He described a few of the stories; and recited and explained proverbs.
Vielot also spoke about Francois Duvalier and Haitian politics; Haitian independence; Haitian way of life in Haiti; Haitian and African culture and values; origin, history, beliefs, and practices of vodou; rites of passage in Haiti; the importance of education to the Haitian family; the value of individuals based on their occupation; the respect teachers received in Haiti; his visits to Africa; how babies are named in Africa; relationships between men and women; characteristics of Haitians; and stereotypes about Haitians.
Interview is in English and minimal Haitian Creole; Vielot recited proverbs in Haitian Creole and then explained them in English. Digital audio files include white noise and static; minimal background noise; and a very short portion of the audio is distorted. Interviewee can be heard clearly for the most part.
General:
Associated documentation for this interview is available in the Anacostia Community Museum Archives.
Title created by ACMA staff using text written on sound cassette, contents of audio recording, textual transcript, and/or associated archival documentation.
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Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D. C. exhibition records, Anacostia Community Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Funding for partial processing of the collection was supported by a grant from the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund (CCPF).
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Extent:
2 Digital files
1 Sound cassette
Type:
Archival materials
Digital files
Sound cassettes
Place:
Haiti
Alexandria (Va.)
France
Washington (D.C.)
United States
Date:
circa 1992-1993
Scope and Contents:
Marie-Therese Thomas spoke about the origin and evolution of Kiskeya, a community newsletter that she published for Haitians and other French speakers; organizing programs for the Haitian community; teaching Haitian history to children and adults; the evolution of the Haitian community in the Washington, DC region; and the African American museum in Alexandria, VA.
Thomas explained the growth of the Haitian community in Washington, DC in the 1980s; her research about Haitian students attending and services offered by DC public schools; the reorganization of the department of bilingual education in DC public schools; lack of services, including lack of translation and ESL instruction, for Haitian children, and Creole and French speakers in DC public schools; Haitian parents did not understand the educational system; Haitian students, who had been through the criminal justice system, had no instruction in their native language or ESL instruction; bias toward Haitians; and links between Haitians and African Americans.
Thomas spoke about the creation of the career orientation program for all high school students, including Creole and French speakers, and the adult literacy project for Creole speakers; and the importance of adding cultural context to ESL instruction courses. Thomas stated she led workshops about children of the African diaspora; developed a television program, Kafou, about the Haitian population in the school system with DC public schools; and developed multi-cultural skill development program with the University of the District Columbia for adult students.
Thomas also spoke about Haiti's political and economic history, including relationship with United States and France; large number of African Americans settling in Haiti; automatic Haitian citizenship for those of African descent; a pharmacy, in the Hayti neighborhood of Alexandria, VA, that registered people who wanted to go to and live in Haiti; education in Haiti; people migrating to Haiti and Haitians migrating away from Haiti; Haitian refugees in the United States; the American occupation; the colonial history of Haiti; and French and Creole.
Thomas also explained she is from a family of educators, her lifelong interest in education and history, her educational experience in Haiti, the Duvalier regime and "climate of terror" when she lived in Haiti, and her exile from Haiti and migration to the United States in 1966.
Marie-Therese Thomas was interviewed by Dario Santos. Interview is in English. Digital audio files include white noise and static, and some background noise. Interviewee's voice is intelligible for the most part. There is no audio for short period of time near the middle of ACMA_AV002390_A.
General:
Associated documentation for this interview is available in the Anacostia Community Museum Archives.
Title created by ACMA staff using text written on sound cassette, contents of audio recording, textual transcript, and/or associated archival documentation.
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Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D. C. exhibition records, Anacostia Community Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Funding for partial processing of the collection was supported by a grant from the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund (CCPF).
Roland Emerson Roebuck spoke about his extended family history and ethnic background, which included Puerto Rican and Dominican ancestry. Roebuck also spoke about the neighborhood in Puerto Rico where he grew up, childhood activities and games, the importance of religion in the family, the disciplinarian of the family and in the community, and community, cultural, and family values in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Note, Roebuck was born in Bronx, New York.
Roebuck explained the caste system in the Virgin Islands; race, color, and racism in Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Latin America, and the United States; his distaste for the United States because of US treatment of Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands; and he and his wife moved to Washington, DC to attend school in 1974. He also spoke about his college experience in St. Thomas, and his experience in the United States Air Force, particularly being stationed in Okinawa and Vietnam.
Roebuck explained how the community changed since his arrival in Washington, DC; and described interactions with and among the Caribbean, Afro-American, Latino, and Afro-Latino communities. Specifically, he talked about challenges Salvadorans face; how a police interaction affected race relations; racial problems within the Latino community; relationships between Afro-Americans and Afro-Latinos; the importance of understanding cultural differences and not faking integration; the massive migration of Puerto Ricans to mainland United States in 1930s and 40s, and their experience and community; and the origin of the "Afro-Latino".
Roebuck also explained the bilingual and monolingual approaches to language; and how the values and sentiments of the newly elected Republican administration in Puerto Rico do not align with the majority of Puerto Ricans. He also spoke of the effects and pressure of assimilation and loss of culture experienced by Puerto Ricans and Virgin Islanders when they travel or move to the mainland of the United States.
Interview is in English. Digital audio files include white noise and static, and some sound distortion during portions of the interview. Overall, the interviewee's voice is intelligible for the most part.
General:
Associated documentation, including partial transcripts, for this interview is available in the Anacostia Community Museum Archives. The textual transcripts are not verbatim of the audio recordings.
Title created by ACMA staff using text written on sound cassette, contents of audio recording, textual transcript, and/or associated archival documentation.
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Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.
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Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D. C. exhibition records, Anacostia Community Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Funding for partial processing of the collection was supported by a grant from the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund (CCPF).
174 Photographic prints ((1 box), black & white, albumen prints , 15.5 x 23 cm. or smaller)
Container:
Box 1
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographic prints
Black-and-white photographs
Place:
Nigeria
Africa
Madeira Islands
Bonny (Nigeria)
Sapele (Nigeria)
Brass (Nigeria)
Old Calabar (Nigeria)
Opobo Town Nigeria -- Photographs
Africa -- Colonization
Niger Coast Protectorate -- 1893-1899
Date:
[circa 1890-1900]
Summary:
This album was likely compiled by a British official posted in the Niger Delta between the 1890s and 1900. It contains photographs of British officers and troops around the British invasion of the Benin Kingdom as well as views of the British-imposed Oil Rivers Protectorate and Niger Coast Protectorate in Old Calabar, Opobo, and Bonny. It also includes portraits of Ovonramwen, the King of Benin, on his way into exile in 1897, and of other kings and rulers in the Niger Delta kingdoms.
Scope and Contents:
The collection contains photographs of Ovonramwen, the King of Benin, on his way into exile in 1897, and of other kings and rulers in the Niger Delta kingdoms. Portraits included are Prince Archibong III of Old Calabar, New Calabar Chief and Wives, Lady Egba and Chief Chief Ogbe Yonwuren, Ladies of Rank in Old Calabar, Eyo Honesty VIII, Chief Long John of Bonny, chiefs of Opobo, and Chief Oko Jumbo. Portraits of British subjects included are of Sir Claude Maxwell MacDonald and Lady Ethel Macdonald, Roger Casement, Sir Ralph Moor, Mary Kingsley, Deputy J.R. Phillips, Dr. R.A. Shekleton, Commissioner A. Harcourt, Mr. T.A. Wall, and Captain Boler. Includes scenes of weddings, iria outfits, steamships, regattas, the Queen's Jubilee of 1897, British colonial officials, trading ports, sports, coffee plantations, and consulates in Bonny, Warri, Old Calabar, Opobo, Kwa Ibo, and Sapele. Some landscape views of Madeira.
Arrangement note:
Images indexed by negative number.
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Rights:
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This collection consists of color 35 mm slides, B/W negatives and contact sheets taken by John Pemberton III during his field research in Nigeria from 1977-1992, which focus primarily on the Ila-Orangun region. Images depict scenes of towns and people; monarchy, palace and chiefs; Orisha shrines and festivals; divination and sacrifice; masquerades; Christianity and Islam; and art and artists. Some images of Lagos, Ibadan, Oshogbo, Ile-Ife, and Ekiti.
Provenance:
Donated by John Pemberton III, 2014 and 2016.
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Original caption reads "A Musoga chief, with Luka, a peculiar draped cloth: usually made in bark cloth."
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Edited film explores the history and culture of London, England, focussing on government, commerce, world trade, banking and transportation. Film was distributed by Coronet Films.
Legacy Keywords: Cities and towns ; Government and politics ; Economic development
General:
Local Numbers: HSFA 1994.21.44
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research. Please contact the archives for information on availability of access copies of audiovisual recordings. Original audiovisual material in the Human Studies Film Archives may not be played.
Collection Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Collection Citation:
REMC 2 educational film collection, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution
