The HistoryMakers video oral history with The Honorable Calvin Giles.
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016] |
| Description | 1 online resource (2 video files (51 min., 2 sec.)) : sound, color |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2000.051 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Giles, Calvin Lamont, 1962- interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Hodge, Adele, interviewer. |
| Other author/creator | Haynes, Frank (Videographer), director of photography. |
| Other author/creator | HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company. |
| Variant title | History Makers video oral history with The Honorable Calvin Giles |
| Portion of title | Honorable Calvin Giles |
| Abstract | State legislator Calvin Giles was born on July 10, 1962 in Chicago, Illinois. Giles attended Resurrection Grade School and Holy Trinity High School. He earned his B.A. degree in management from Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago. Giles' involvement in local politics began at an early age while working in the aldermanic offices of his uncle, Percy Giles, alderman of Chicago's 37th Ward. Giles worked on the mayoral campaign of Chicago's first African American Mayor, Harold Washington. In 1993, Giles was appointed to the Illinois House of Representatives, replacing deceased representative, Robert LeFlore. He was then elected to that office in 1994. Sitting on numerous committees, Giles served four terms representing the Eighth District until 2006. He co-sponsored a bill to for the appropriation of $10 million for the construction of a new Oak Park library. Giles received several awards and was named "Legislator of the Year" by the 37th Ward organization |
| Credits | Videographer, Frank Haynes. |
| Performer | Adele Hodge, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Chicago, Illinois 2000 August 9. |
| 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 | A2000.051 HistoryMakers |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |