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Donita Buffalo Family Home Movies — Great Migration Home Movie Study Collection
circa 1971
Africa, West; Washington (D.C.)
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
The Donita Buffalo Family Home Movies consist of gatherings of family and friend for holidays, weddings, and vacations. Additionally, there is extensive documentation of a trip to West Africa, as well as a reel containing footage of the Poor People's Campaign on the National Mall in 1968.
- Collection
- Great Migration Home Movie Study Collection
- Catalog date
- circa 1971
- Recorded places
- Africa, West; Washington (D.C.)
- Cataloged creator or photographer
- National Museum of African American History and Culture (U.S.)
- Recorded subjects
- Families; African Americans; Vacations; Infants; Holidays; Easter; Weddings; Christmas
- Format and extent
- 15 Video recordings
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Sources & collection details
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20
Catalog reference: sova.nmaahc.sc.0001_ref723
Collection: Great Migration Home Movie Study Collection
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