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dc1968 project @dc1968project

#dc1968 project, curated by @maryamcquirter, explores the 50th anniversary of #dc in 1968 via art, activism, architecture & everyday life thru stories & photos

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if you/your fam love #dcps librarians, chk this out.
Marya McQuirter@maryamcquirter
31 Mar 2021
why are #dcps librarians being fired? saveschoollibrarians.org/why… @dcpschancellor @dmefordc
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there’s still time to register for #wearepublichistory a conversation today 11am MST (2pm EST) w/ Selly Thiam @Afroqueerpod, Tim Wright @attucksadams & @TyinaSteptoe of Soul Stories. register here: arizona.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
check out #wearepublichistory an open #syllabus re thinking critically & ethically abt #publichistory #twitterstorians @aaihs
Public History Collaborative@phc_az
15 Mar 2021
#wearepublichistory is live! In this first week, we introduce definitions, questions and resources to start thinking about what it means to do public history. Head to phc.arizona.edu to learn more! @ASALH @ncph #ncph2021 (1/2)
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happening tonight @6pm est. i’ll be in convo w/ will stovall & ibrahim mumin re lou stovall & lloyd mcneill art collab. #photography #dc #1967 #1968 @howardu register here: bit.ly/stovalldc
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this friday @phc_az i’ll be answering questions re public history. do you want to know how/why i created the dc1968 project? submit questions @phc_az #askmarya #askapublichistorian
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#OTD 31 december #1968 taquiena boston, 14, writes final 1968 #diary entry. & today is final story @dc1968project. i did it! we did it! @tqboston #dc #dc1968 @humanitiesdc go here to listen to taquiena reading from diary and for all 365 stories & photos: bit.ly/2QXV6qw
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check out interview of photographer joseph daniel clipper #1968 #resurrectioncity
1968stories@1968stories
25 Sep 2018
Joseph Daniel Clipper was a portrait photographer who captured photos of #resurrectioncity. Some of his work is featured in the #Spring1968 exhibit on 9/29 at 2pm 10pm. Learn more abt the people of the Civil Rights Movement. @HumanitiesDC bit.ly/2xBZorS @dc1968project
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#otd 25 september #1968 tom myles and john pinderhughes were working hard to finish book *centennial plus 1: a photographic and narrative account of the black student revolution: howard university 1965-1968. #dc #dc1968 @moorlandhu bit.ly/2N2x8nd @AfricanaCarr
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i'm back on twitter! to see last few posts, go to website bit.ly/2pz2GYN

23 september 1968 & remembering mary church terrell — dc1968 project: 365 stories re washington dc...

#OTD 23 September 1968 Remembering Mary Church Terrell on the 105th anniversary of her birth. She was born in 1863. She died on 24 July 1954. This photograph appeared in the 11 March 1954 issue of...

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#otd 24 september #1968 washington technical institute had been open for 2 days: officially opened on 23rd. 1,000 full/part-time students took classes in nursing, engineering, business and more. dr. cleveland dennard, prez. #dc #dc1968 #50 @udc_edu did you go to/teact at wti?
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#otd-ish 8 sept #1968 "black socialism real path to black capitalism; buy negro bonds" poster. can you help me decipher this? #georgiaavenue #1969 @dcpl @lbraryofcongress @upi photographer initials: ps bit.ly/2OcB8CW
“feed our people” is written under the co-op name. this is so deep bcuz my sister @byanygreens #waltermcgill & i founded @wefeedourpeople re 1st mlk national holiday in 1988. we gave food to people who were homeless in front of mlk library #30th
dc1968 project@dc1968project
8 Sep 2018
#otd-ish 7 sept 1968 remembering #mlk food co-op, north capitol & h sts c1971 w/ roots in late 1960s cooperative movements inc #mlk food co-op #arthurcapperdwellings #dc #dc1968 @moorlandhu @dcpl_literati do you remember these co-ops?
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#otd-ish 7 sept 1968 remembering #mlk food co-op, north capitol & h sts c1971 w/ roots in late 1960s cooperative movements inc #mlk food co-op #arthurcapperdwellings #dc #dc1968 @moorlandhu @dcpl_literati do you remember these co-ops?
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#otd-ish 6 sept #1968 sandra fortune, capitol ballet company member, w/ fellow dancer (can you identify him?). company founded #1961. jones haywood school founded #1941: doris jones & claire haywood! #dc #dc1968 photographer phil portlock © bit.ly/2wRRGsq
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#otd-ish 5 sept #1968 alma thomas in home studio 1530-15th st nw #dc #dc1968 ida jervis photographer. perhaps pieces in her solo exhibition, franz bader gallery from 3-21 september @archivesamerart thx 4 digitizing collection! bit.ly/2Q8NIVb

5 september 1968 & alma thomas: recent paintings solo exhibition @franz bader gallery take 2 —...

#OTD 5 September 1968 Alma Thomas had at least 16 paintings and watercolors in her solo exhibition at the Franz Bader Gallery from 3 September to 21 September. The pieces included: Advent of Spring...

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#otd 4 sept bit.ly/2oLvqNy #1968 parents protest #dcps boundary changes that required students travel far from homes. in particular, parents at kelly miller jhs, inc virginia morris, refuse relocation to roper jhs w/o transportation, #dc #dc1968 @dcpl @dcpublicschools
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#otd 3 september #1968 alma thomas: recent paintings exhibit, franz bader gallery #almathomas sold 16 works. solo exhibitions in dc since at least 1960. #dc #dc1968 @americanart @culturetype @womeninthearts @chryslermuseum @columbusmuseum bit.ly/2wARqyG
#otd-ish 2 sept #1968 remembering 1st natl welfare rights convention #1967 held at trinity college 26-28 august. etta horn, james farmer, dick gregory, photographer hank leland. #dc #dc1968 @dcpl @trinitywashington @unitethepoor bit.ly/2wCR8Yi
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researchers rejoice!
Moorland Spingarn Research Center@MoorlandHU
2 Sep 2018
The Pittsburgh Courier DC image collection is now on Digital Howard! Check it out!! dh.howard.edu/pittcourier_im…
#otd 1 september #1968 19 students from meyer es, 11th & clifton sts nw, preparing to be bused to bannockburn es #bethesda for school yr. #dc #dc1968 #busing @washingtonpost harry naitchayan #photographer #fairuse iso original. did you know students? bit.ly/2wCPd5h
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