The HistoryMakers video oral history with The Honorable Freddie Pitcher.
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016] |
| Description | 1 online resource (4 video files (1 hr., 59 min., 51 sec.)) : sound, color. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2008.058 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Pitcher, Freddie, 1945- interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Crowe, Larry F., interviewer. |
| Other author/creator | Stearns, Scott, director of photography. |
| Other author/creator | HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company. |
| Variant title | History Makers video oral history with The Honorable Freddie Pitcher |
| Portion of title | The Honorable Freddie Pitcher |
| Abstract | Judge Freddie Pitcher, Jr. was born on April 28, 1945 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Pitcher earned his B.A. degree in political science from Southern University in 1966 and his J.D. degree in 1973. After completing his law degree, Pitcher established the law firm of Pitcher, Tyson Avery, and Cunningham. In 1983, he was elected city-wide as the first African American City Court Judge in the history of Baton Rouge. In 1987, he was elected to the 19th Judicial District, the first African American elected to this position. In 1992, he ran unopposed for the Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeals. Pitcher taught as an adjunct professor of law at both Southern University and Louisiana State University. Named one of the top 100 most influential black lawyers, he joined the international law firm of Phelps Dunbar in 1997. Since 2003, Pitcher served as full professor and Chancellor of Southern University Law Center in Baton Rouge. |
| Credits | Videographer, Scott Stearns. |
| Performer | Larry Crowe, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Baton Rouge, Louisiana 2008 March 24. |
| 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 | A2008.058 HistoryMakers |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |