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Title: Ama Interview, September 12, 2021
Date: September 12, 2021
Creator: Alexis Zilen; Ama
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. In this interview, Ama talks about enjoying Adams Morgan coffee shops and grading papers there before the pandemic. She also speaks about the changing city and gentrification.
Subject: Adams Morgan Day; coffee shops; Adams Morgan; Adams Morgan Day 2021; Covid-19; online teaching; pandemic; gentrification
Country: United States
Collection: Adams Morgan Day 2021
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2970
mods_typeOfResource_mt: moving image

Title: Angie Whitehurst Interview, September 12, 2021
Date: September 12, 2021
Creator: Angie Whitehurst; Katy Shenk
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. In this interview, Angie Whitehurst, a native Washingtonian, chats about her memories of restaurants and antique stores that don't exist in Adams Morgan anymore. She discusses changes in the neighborhood and the detrimental effects of housing and business developments that favors property over people.
Subject: Adams Morgan Day; Adams Morgan; Adams Morgan Day 2021; native Washingtonian; restaurants; development; gentrification; housing
Country: United States
Collection: Adams Morgan Day 2021
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2973
mods_typeOfResource_mt: moving image

Title: Brianne Nadeau Interview, September 12, 2021
Date: September 12, 2021
Creator: Brianne Nadeau; Alexis Zilen
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. In this interview, councilmember Brianne Nadeau, who first moved to Adams Morgan when she was 21, chats about transforming space in Ward 1 and that change is positive as long as it's meeting the needs of the community.
Subject: Adams Morgan; Adams Morgan Day; Adams Morgan Day 2021; transformation; councilmember; Washington DC; community
Country: United States
Collection: Adams Morgan Day 2021
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2976
mods_typeOfResource_mt: moving image

Title: Gwyndolyn Reece Interview, September 12, 2021
Date: September 12, 2021
Creator: Gwyndolyn Reece; Alexis Zilen
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. In this interview, Gwyndolyn Reece, who first moved to Adams Morgan in 2000, has always considered this neighborhood home even when she's moved away. She talks about rising changes in rent, diversity moving out, and her love of nature.
Subject: Adams Morgan; Adams Morgan Day; Adams Morgan Day 2021; home; gentrification; Rock Creek Park; Washington, DC
Country: United States
Collection: Adams Morgan Day 2021
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2978
mods_typeOfResource_mt: moving image

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
Collection: Adams Morgan Day 2021
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2988
mods_typeOfResource_mt: moving image

Title: Robin Bell Interview, September 12, 2021
Date: September 12, 2021
Creator: Robin Bell; Alexis Zilen
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. In this interview, Robin Bell, an artist who was born in DC and lived in Adams Morgan-Mount Pleasant for 20 years, talks about changes in the neighborhood. Robin discusses community, displacement, and resilience.
Subject: Adams Morgan; Adams Morgan Day; Adams Morgan Day 2021; Washington, DC; community; resilience; gentrification; change
Country: United States
Collection: Adams Morgan Day 2021
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2985
mods_typeOfResource_mt: moving image

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