| Other author/creator | Kirkland, Avon, interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Henry, Loretta, 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 Avon Kirkland |
| Portion of title |
Avon Kirkland |
| Abstract |
Film producer Avon Kirkland was born on November 27, 1936 in Jacksonville, Florida. He obtained his B.S. degree in chemistry from Clark College and his Ph.D. degree in organic chemistry from Washington University in St. Louis. He worked as a research chemist from 1964 to 1967, and ran an after-school educational program from 1967 to 1968. He directed the creation of reading and math programs for the Behavioral Research Labs of Palo Alto, California. From 1974 to 1977, he was the director of instructional service for KQED in San Francisco. In 1977, he became the executive producer of Up & Coming, a 1982 series that ran for twenty-five episodes. In 1982, Kirkland founded New Images Productions to produce films about the black experience. His work includes Up From Slavery: The Triumph and Tragedy of Booker T. Washington; Ralph Ellison: An American Journey; Street Soldiers and Simple Justice and Booker. |
| Credits | Videographer, Scott Stearns. |
| Performer |
Loretta Henry, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Berkeley, California 2004 April 6. |
| 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 | A2004.042 HistoryMakers |
