Asbury UMC DC Oral Histories

By: Asbury United Methodist Church - Washington DC
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  • Asbury UMC DC Oral Histories features interviews from members of Asbury United Methodist Church in Washington, DC. These episodes are drawn from oral histories of members of one of Washington's historic Black churches. Asbury has been at the corner of 11th and K Streets Northwest since its founding in 1836. These church members share their personal experiences with Black history, national history and the history of the Washington, DC, area. This podcast was made possible by a grant from the DC Oral History Collaborative, a partnership of HumanitiesDC, Historical Society of DC, and the DC Public Library.
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Episodes
  • Podcast #1 - Bill Johnson

    Podcast #1 - Bill Johnson
    Dec 8 2020

    This episode of the Asbury UMC DC Oral Histories podcast features Bill Johnson, former D.C. Department of Environmental Services director.

    Highlights: One-room schoolhouse during Depression, March on Washington, riots aftermath, mail carrier, Asbury lay leader, Mayor Marion Barry’s cabinet.

    This podcast was made possible by a grant from the DC Oral History Collaborative, a partnership of HumanitiesDC, Historical Society of DC, and the DC Public Library.

    Host: Kelvin Childs
    Interviewer: Adelle Banks
    Editor/Producer: Adelle Banks
    Music: “This Little Light of Mine” performed by E’s Jammy Jams

    Asbury United Methodist Church
    926 11th Street NW
    Washington, DC 20001

    STAY CONNECTED:
    Email: asburymail@asburyumcdc.org
    Website: www.asburyumcdc.org
    Facebook: www.facebook.com/asburyumcdc/
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    43 mins
  • Podcast #2 - Josephine Baker

    Podcast #2 - Josephine Baker
    Dec 8 2020

    This episode of the Asbury UMC DC Oral Histories podcast features Josephine Baker, a longtime educator in D.C. Public Schools and founding member of the D.C. Public Charter School Board.

    Highlights: Segregated Washington; Howard University as cultural center; teaching mythology; charter school leadership; importance of Black churches.

    This podcast was made possible by a grant from the DC Oral History Collaborative, a partnership of HumanitiesDC, Historical Society of DC, and the DC Public Library.

    Host: Kelvin Childs
    Interviewer: Pandit Wright
    Editor/Producer: Adelle Banks
    Music: “This Little Light of Mine” performed by E’s Jammy Jams

    Asbury United Methodist Church
    926 11th Street NW
    Washington, DC 20001

    STAY CONNECTED:
    Email: asburymail@asburyumcdc.org
    Website: www.asburyumcdc.org
    Facebook: www.facebook.com/asburyumcdc/
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    33 mins
  • Podcast #3 - Cardell Richardson

    Podcast #3 - Cardell Richardson
    Dec 8 2020

    This episode of the Asbury UMC DC Oral Histories podcast features Cardell Richardson, a retired Air Force colonel and an executive for more than a decade at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.

    Highlights: Washington during and after 1968 riots; pursuing architecture; DC gentrification; race and the military; faithful church.

    This podcast was made possible by a grant from the DC Oral History Collaborative, a partnership of HumanitiesDC, Historical Society of DC, and the DC Public Library.

    Host: Kelvin Childs
    Interviewer: Pandit Wright
    Editor/Producer: Adelle Banks
    Music: “This Little Light of Mine” performed by E’s Jammy Jams

    Asbury United Methodist Church
    926 11th Street NW
    Washington, DC 20001

    STAY CONNECTED:
    Email: asburymail@asburyumcdc.org
    Website: www.asburyumcdc.org
    Facebook: www.facebook.com/asburyumcdc/
    Show more Show less
    34 mins

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