The HistoryMakers video oral history with The Honorable Carol Moseley Braun.
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016] |
| Description | 1 online resource (8 video files (3 hr., 41 min., 23 sec.)) : sound, color. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2002.024 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Moseley-Braun, Carol, 1947- interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Richardson, Julieanna L., 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 Carol Moseley Braun |
| Portion of title | The Honorable Carol Moseley Braun |
| Abstract | U.S. senator Carol Moseley Braun was born on August 16, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois. Moseley Braun earned a law degree from the University of Chicago with honors. Moseley Braun worked three years as a prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney's Office, before being elected to the Illinois House of Representatives in 1978. After only two terms in the House, she was selected to become the first woman and first African American in Illinois history to serve as assistant majority leader. For each of her ten years in the legislature, Moseley Braun received the Best Legislator award given by the Independent Voters of Illinois, Independent Precinct Organization. In 1993, she was the second African American elected to the U.S. Senate. In 1999, President Bill Clinton appointed Moseley Braun ambassador to New Zealand. She also taught at Morris Brown College and DePaul University. |
| Credits | Videographer, Scott Stearns. |
| Performer | Julieanna L. Richardson, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Atlanta, Georgia 2002 March 19. |
| 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 | A2002.024 HistoryMakers |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |