Of Songs, Peace, and Struggle Series, Another Day's Journey: Reflections from James Edward Orange
name: label: Collection Collector
content: Maltsby, Portia
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content: Smithsonian Institution. Program in African American Culture
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content: Program in African American Culture Collection
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content: Program in African American Culture Collection / Series 1: Program Files
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content: 2001 January 13
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content: Box 25, Folder 21
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content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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content: Archival materials
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content: As part of the commemoration of the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the Program of African American Culture presented "Of Songs, Peace, and Struggle". This annual public program series was dedicated to the presentation of Civil Rights Movement history and culture. Each year the program calls on activists of the Movement who engaged in civil disobedience and nonviolent confrontation to share their experiences with an audience, answer questions and promote discussion. The series also included musical performances and exhibition tours. This year's program "Another Day's Journey featured reflections with the Reverend Dr. James Edward Orange, the Civil Rights Movement activist, community, political, and labor organizer, and coalition builder.  His reflections were followed by Audience comments, questions, and discussion, and then songs of struggle and freedom were led by James Orange with the Program in African American Culture Community Ensemble. The program concluded with a docent-led tour of the exhibition Field to Factory and other objects related to social change in America. The program took place in the Carmichael Auditorium at the National Museum of American History of the Smithsonian Institution. It was sponsored by the Program in African American Culture.

Participants included:

The Reverend Dr. James Edward Orange, Civil Rights Movement activist; community, political, and labor organizer, and coalition builder

Program in African American Culture Community Ensemble - Tammy Adair, Michelle Lanchester, Steve Langley, Ronald Bruce O'Neal, Pam Rogers, Yasmeen Williams


Program number AC408.113.