David Reed discusses his organizing background, his work abroad, and his housing organizing and political education work in D.C., David Reed was born in 1948 in Bel Air, Maryland. He was active in building interracial solidarity against racist activity in Bel Air as a young adult. He then moved to Peru and worked organizing peasants there, using popular education techniques inspired by Paolo Freire’s work. Reed studied in Geneva and was involved in international solidarity organizing, and was particularly interest in the role of education in empowerment. When he returned to Washington in the late 1970s, he became involved in organizing around housing issues, and worked with others to revitalize the work of the City Wide Housing Coalition, which was fighting for tenants’ rights in D.C. He discusses City Wide’s work, including its housing education training program, the murder of City Wide activist Yulanda Ward, and the demise of City Wide. He reflects on what current organizers could learn from the work of City Wide. Reed currently lives in Takoma Park, Maryland, and has become active in local housing issues again after a long career of international environmental policy work.
View of the front of the Southwest Branch of the DC Public Library. The front doors of the library are open, Date on the photograph indicates the opening year of the library and not necessarily the year that the photo was taken
Flier for a concert featuring Slickee Boys and Marginal Man on Saturday, July 26 at East Side. The flier features an anime drawing of a man wearing a headband, robe printed leaves, beating a Taiko drum, with banners in the background., Year of the concert unknown
Flier for a concert featuring Dead World (from Pennsylvania), 9353, and Dick Sister at Asylum in Exile on U Street on Halloween 1993. Flier features a collage of different magazine images of men and women.
Flier for a concert featuring New Carrollton and Death Camp at East Side on October 30th. The flier displays a person's mouth, tongue, and partial nose, a map of the venue's location, and text stating, 'WARNING: flier TREATED WITH TOXIC CHEMICAL EXCESSIVE HANDLING MAY CAUSE SKIN IRRITATION AND RESPITORY AILMENTS.
A caption under the image reads: 'St. Dominick's R.C. Church.' Note on back of image reads: 'Rec'd: Nov. 17, 1949., Drawing of St. Dominic Catholic Church.
A caption on the drawing reads: 'St. Dominick's R.C. church.' Note on back of drawing reads: 'Moore, Joseph - From: Picturesque Washington, 1884., Drawing of St. Dominic Catholic Church.
View of downtown D.C. looking northwest toward the Old Post Office tower from Southwest D.C. Smoke fills the sky following rioting after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
West side of 4th Street past Tiber Island East Condominiums. A woman runs on the sidewalk., Curtis photographed this location years earlier, before the redevelopment of SW. See dcpl_p007_254, 'Sidewalk of lower 4th Street SW, west side, 1200 block, toward N from M
Group portrait of some faculty of Washington D.C.'s Cardoza High School with S. A. Laurie Norville identified in the middle of the second row. Caption indicates that Norville also taught at Randall Junior High School., Photograph is from the Cardoza High School Yearbook circa 1945, Mr. S. A. Laurie Norville (here with Cardoza Hi Faculty) hit Randall in 1929 like a thunderbolt. A West Indian product of British Education, he was a brilliant, erudite person, a magnificent teacher who woke us to the beauty of language and scholarship.
Corner store and pedestrians at the northwest corner of 4th and M Street SW, Washington, D.C., as viewed from the south., Curtis photographed this location years later, after the redevelopment of SW; see dcpl_p007_slide002C 'Roy Rogers Restaurant on 4th St SW between L Street and M Street'.
A car on the north side of the 600 block of G Street SW, Washington, D.C. with row houses behind. The 1979 caption states that the tree on the left side of the photograph was still standing and estimated to be 200 years old., Joseph Curtis dates the photo to the 1940s. Curtis photographed this location years later, after the redevelopment of SW; see dcpl_p007_slide018B 'Row Houses on the North Side of G Street between 4th and 7th Streets SW'.
A crowd of men and women drink and socialize indoors at Bruce Wahl's Restaurant and Beer Garden in Washington, D.C., Original photograph courtesy of Bruce Wahl
Street and row houses on the east side of the 900 block of Delaware Avenue SW, Washington, D.C. A produce truck painted with 'Charlie Prestopino' is parked in front of the houses and a large 'gas holder' tank is visible behind., Curtis photographed this location years later, after the redevelopment of SW; see dcpl_p007_slide023A 'Capitol Park Plaza Apartments at 201 I Street SW'.
A crowd of men and Women drink and socialize outdoors as a band performs on the 'Bruce Wahl's Showboat' stage at Bruce Wahl's Restaurant and Beer Garden in Washington, D.C. Caption contains historical information about Wahl and the bar's previous owner Mike Wilson., Original photograph courtesy of Bruce Wahl
