| Other author/creator | Weaver, Reg, 1939- interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Brock, Paul, 1932- interviewer. |
| Other author/creator | Hickey, Matthew P., director of photography. |
| Other author/creator | HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company. |
| Variant title |
History Makers video oral history with Reginald Weaver |
| Portion of title |
Reginald Weaver |
| Abstract |
Educator and labor leader Reginald Lee Weaver was born on August 13, 1939 in Danville, Illinois. Weaver graduated from Danville High School in 1957 and earned his B.A. degree in special education for the physically challenged at Illinois State University in 1961. That same year, he became a teacher at Harvey #152 in Harvey, Illinois. Weaver married Betty Jo Moppin in 1963, and they had two sons, Von and Rowan. He received his M.S. degree from Roosevelt University in Chicago, Illinois in 1971. From 1981 to 1987, Weaver was the president of the Illinois Education Association. In 1987, he worked for the Illinois Department of Employment Security. In 1996, Weaver became the vice president of the National Education Association, the nation's largest union and was elected as president of the organization in 2002. Weaver received several awards and honors during his career including the Congressional Black Caucus Education Braintrust's Great Points of Light Award in 2006. |
| Credits | Videographer, Matthew Hickey. |
| Performer |
Paul Brock, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Washington, District of Columbia 2007 August 2. |
| 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 | A2007.224 HistoryMakers |
