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Title: Out of Our Shells
Date: April 28, 2023
Creator: Sinnreich, Aram
Description: Using the Humanities Truck as a mobile recording studio, the Out of Our Shells team selected 14 DMV-area musical artists across a range of styles, genres, generations, nationalities, ethnicities, languages, and neighborhoods, and provided each one with a professional-quality recording of their work. Each artist retained the full rights to their work, while granting non-commercial use for it under an open license. film created by Aram Sinnreich. presented at the Humanities Truck film festival on April 28, 2023 at American University.
Subject: film festival, film, Aram Sinnreich, Out of Our Shells
Country: United States
Collection: Humanities Truck Film Festival 2023
mods_typeOfResource_mt: moving image

Title: Pamela Vaughn Interview, August 24, 2019
Date: August 24, 2019
Creator: Dan Kerr; Pamela Vaughn
Description: Pamela "Pam" Vaughn, who grew up in Anacostia, reflects on her experiences skating and with Anacostia Park. She discusses how she comes to the Park almost every weekend, and loves the free events and friendly people. She remembers when the skating rink was built and skating there as a child. Some of her favorite memories of the park include potlucks with family from near and far. In the future, she wouldn't change anything about the park except for some minor updates. Pam expresses her gratitude to those who organize free events at the park: "there's always something here."
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; Go-go; Alexandria Roller Rink; Fordsville, MD roller skating rink; Clinton skating rink
Country: United States
Collection: Late Skate, August 24, 2019
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2052
mods_typeOfResource_mt: moving image

Title: Paula White Interview, September 14, 2019
Date: September 14, 2019
Creator: Dan Kerr; Paula White
Description: Paula White came to the Petworth neighborhood in 1987. At the time of her arrival, she recalls a finding a mixed community made up of older white families and younger black families, a trend that has flipped in recent years. Her husband grew up in Petworth and they raised their children in the neighborhood. The library and pool feature prominently in her memories of their childhood, and she misses the closeness that existed between the community before familiar neighbors moved out. She is encouraged by the recent upsurge in community events and hopes it will revitalize the Petworth she once knew and bring the diverse residents of the neighborhood together.
Subject: 2019 Celebrate Petworth Festival; Petworth (Washington, D.C.); Neighborhood festivals; Racial diversity; Public transportation
Country: United States
Collection: 2019 "Celebrate Petworth" Festival
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2010
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: Presentation by Marc Leepson
Date: July 17, 2022
Creator: Person responsible unknown
Description: A talk from historian and author Marc Leepson at the Fort Stevens Civil War reenactment on July 17, 2022.
Country: United States
Collection: Fort Stevens Civil War Reenactment 2022
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:4118
mods_typeOfResource_mt: moving image

Title: Reginald Thomas, Roosevelt Daniels, Michael Vanison Interview, September 14, 2019
Date: September 14, 2019
Creator: Dan Kerr; Reginald Thomas; Roosevelt Daniels; Michael Vanison
Description: Reginald Thomas, Roosevelt Daniels, and Michael Vanison grew up together in the Petworth neighborhood. They attended Petworth Elementary School, played together in the area that is now occupied by the Recreation Center, and have fond memories about how closely knit the community was. The three shared recollections about the way the community has changed, naming stores that no longer exist but still provoke fond memories. Additionally they recall difficult moments such as the riots surrounding the Martin Luther King, Jr. assassination. Their strong ties to the community led them to form the Petworth Reunion Committee, which seeks to commemorate the Petworth of their youth.
Subject: 2019 Celebrate Petworth Festival; Petworth (Washington, D.C.); Neighborhood festivals; Petworth Reunion Committee; Shepherd Street (Washington, D.C.); Local businesses; Georgia Avenue (Washington, D.C.); Public transportation; Upshur Street (Washington, D.C.); Rock Creek Park (Washington, D.C.); Martin Luther King, Jr., assassination of; 1968 riots; Racial diversity
Country: United States
Collection: 2019 "Celebrate Petworth" Festival
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2011
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

Title: Rosemary Ramirez Interview, September 29, 2023
Date: September 29, 2023
Creator: Kerr, Dan; Ramirez, Rosemary
Description: Interview by Dan Kerr with Rosemary Ramirez at Art All Night Mount Pleasant 2023.
Country: United States
Collection: Art All Night Mount Pleasant 2023
mods_typeOfResource_mt: moving image

Title: Sam Sadow Interview Part III
Date: April 20, 2023
Creator: Folsom, Gabriella; Sadow, Sam
Description: Sam Sadow Interview Part III for the Preserving the Picket Line project. This transcript is automated, so it will not be hundred percent accurate.
Subject: Picket Line, Sam Sadow, American University, Part III
Country: United States
Collection: Sam Sadow Interview
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:5173
mods_typeOfResource_mt: moving image

Title: Sarah Magid Interview, September 29, 2023
Date: September 29, 2023
Creator: Kerr, Dan; Magid, Sarah
Description: Interview by Dan Kerr with Sarah Magid at Art All Night Mount Pleasant 2023.
Country: United States
Collection: Art All Night Mount Pleasant 2023
mods_typeOfResource_mt: moving image

Title: A Story in Motion: Isabella
Date: April 28, 2023
Creator: Grandas, Ludy
Description: A Story in Motion: Isabella features Isabella, a young immigrant woman who arrived in DC as an adolescent, shares how the experience of living in DC moved her emotions and cultural identity even closer to her native Colombia. film by Ludy Grandas, presented at the Humanities Truck Film Festival on April 28, 2023 at American University.
Subject: film festival, film, A Story in Motion: Isabella, Ludy Grandas
Country: United States
Collection: Humanities Truck Film Festival 2023
mods_typeOfResource_mt: moving image

Title: A Story in Motion: Johana
Date: April 28, 2023
Creator: Grandas, Ludy
Description: A Story in Motion: Johanna features Johanna, a former resident but current elementary school teacher in the Mt Pleasant neighborhood in Washington, DC, shares how the process of gentrification impacted her community and transformed her neighborhood. film created by Ludy Grandas, presented at the Humanities Truck Film Festival on April 28, 2023 at American University.
Subject: film festival, film, A Story in Motion: Johanna, Ludy Grandas
Country: United States
Collection: Humanities Truck Film Festival 2023
mods_typeOfResource_mt: moving image

Title: Thomas Blanton, City Point 2023, May 25, 2023
Date: 5.25.23
Creator: Daley, Sherrell; Blanton, Thomas
Description: Interview with Thomas Blanton, conducted by Sherrell Daley on 5.25.23. Interview is about what Juneteenth means to the interviewee.
Country: United States
Collection: Shove Off Day at City Point 2023
mods_typeOfResource_mt: moving image

Title: Tobias Ruttenberg Image 01
Date: March 20, 2023
Creator: Folsom, Gabriella
Description: An image of Tobi Ruttenberg during the Preserving the Picket Line interview.
Subject: Tobi Ruttenberg, American University, Preserving the Picket Line
Country: United States
Collection: Tobias Ruttenberg Interview
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:5185
mods_typeOfResource_mt: moving image

Title: Tyrone Hall Interview, July 27, 2019
Date: July 27, 2019
Creator: Dan Kerr; Tyrone Hall
Description: Tyrone Hall, a member of the National Reentry Network for Returning Citizens, reflects on his life experiences, the role of his organization, and the significance of go-go music. He explains how he returned from prison 8 months ago and the work he's done since to provide services for other returning citizens. He expresses the need for events like Late Skate for kids to prevent violence in the community. Tyrone discusses the significance of go-go music to DC, and the inspritation its served him as a rap artist. He reflects on gentrification in DC and the role of events like Late Skate that bring races together: "bringing everyone together is small, but it's monumental to me."
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; National Reentry Network for Returning Citizens; Open City Advocates (formerly Mentoring Today); Activism, criminal justice; Activism, juvenile justice; Activists, formerly incarcerated; Anti-gentrification; Gentrification; Council for Court Excellence (CCE); Criminal justice activism; Criminal justice system; District Task Force on Jails & Justice; Don't Mute D.C. movement; Formerly incarcerated activists; Go-go; Incarceration; Juvenile justice; Juvenile Justice Advocacy Group; Building community
Country: United States
Collection: Late Skate, July 27, 2019
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2064
mods_typeOfResource_mt: moving image

Title: Valaria Interview, September 29, 2023
Date: September 29, 2023
Creator: Kerr, Dan; Valaria
Description: Interview by Dan Kerr with Valaria at Art All Night Mount Pleasant 2023.
Country: United States
Collection: Art All Night Mount Pleasant 2023
mods_typeOfResource_mt: moving image

Title: Voices Heard Along Penn Ave SE
Date: April 28, 2023
Creator: Stokes, Benjamin
Description: Voices Heard Along Penn Ave SE film created by Benjamin Stokes, presented at the Humanities Truck Film Festival on April 28, 2023.
Subject: film festival, film
Country: United States
Collection: Humanities Truck Film Festival 2023
mods_typeOfResource_mt: moving image

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