Listen To Their Stories

Listen to Their Stories

Adams Morgan is home to generations of work to build a liberated and inclusive community. This project deploys multiple forms of media in an attempt to create access to the beauty and dynamism of this social movement legacy. Listen below to the stories of leaders, organizers and residents who helped transform history in this neighborhood. For the full interactive experience, visit our Neighborhood Power multimedia installation in Walter Pierce Park. ​
John Jones - How the neighborhood got its name
John Jones • The Dividing Line
Chris Summers - Community Control of Schools
Chris Summers • A School Where Everybody Counted
Mike Tabor - Counterculture
Mike Tabor • Positive Creative Energy
Frank Smith - After Dr. King’s Murder
Dr. Frank Smith • The Ripple Effect
Elona Evans-McNeill - Activism
Elona Evans-McNeill • Doing Something About It
Dorothy McGhee - DC fights for home rule
Dorothy McGhee • A Sleepy Southern Town
Steve Klein
Steve Klein • The People Had the Power
Marie Nahikian - Starting AMO
Marie Nahikian • An Organization That Everybody Could Own
Pat Merloe - Fields of Plenty
Pat Merloe • Fields of Plenty
Mike Tabor - Counterculture
Mike Tabor • This is Where They Gathered
Walter Pierce - Housing Protest (1974)
Walter Pierce • We Fight Together in This Community
Marie Nahikian - Starting AMO
Marie Nahikian • There Was Resistance
Jim Vitarello
Jim Vitarello • It Was Never Done Before
Frank Smith - After Dr. King’s Murder
Dr. Frank Smith • I'm Not Afraid of Him
Johnny Barnes - The Legacy of Seaton St
Johnny Barnes • A Roof Over Your Head
John Jackson
John Jackson • Let Other People Survive
Nathan Terry Johnson - Life in Adams Morgan today
Nathan Terry Johnson • That Was Like Our Home
Vikram Surya Chiruvolu
Vikram Surya Chiruvolu • We're In This Together
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This project was supported by
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