| Other author/creator | Cook, Samuel DuBois, 1928-2017, interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Crowe, Larry F., interviewer. |
| Other author/creator | Stearns, Scott, director of photography. |
| Other author/creator | Jackson, Adrian, director of photography. |
| Other author/creator | HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company. |
| Variant title |
History Makers video oral history with Samuel DuBois Cook |
| Portion of title |
Samuel DuBois Cook |
| Abstract |
University president and professor Samuel DuBois Cook was born on November 21, 1928, in Griffin, Georgia. Cook graduated from Griffin Vocational High School in 1944. He earned his A.B. degree in history from Morehouse College; and, his M.A. degree in political science and his Ph.D. degree from Ohio State University. Cook began his career in 1955 as a political science instructor at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Later, he taught at Southern University, Atlanta University and UCLA. In 1966, he became the first African-American professor at Duke University in North Carolina. He won the university's first student selected award for most outstanding professor. In 1974, Cook was named president of Dillard University, where he served for twenty-two years. He retired in 1997. He received many honors and awards. In 2015, Duke dedicated the Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity in his honor. Cook passed away on May 29, 2017 at age 88. |
| Credits | Videographer, Scott Stearns. |
| Credits | Videographer, Adrian Jackson. |
| Performer |
Larry Crowe, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Atlanta, Georgia 2005 June 20. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Atlanta, Georgia 2005 December 8. |
| Source of description | Vendor-supplied metadata. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Interviews. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Stock number | A2005.139 HistoryMakers |
