The HistoryMakers video oral history with Johnny M. Brown.
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016] |
| Description | 1 online resource (6 video files (3 hr., 5 min., 25 sec.)) : sound, color. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2002.148 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Brown, Johnny, 1943-2009, interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Hodge, Adele, interviewer. |
| Other author/creator | Hickey, Matthew, director of photography. |
| Other author/creator | HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company. |
| Variant title | History Makers video oral history with Johnny M. Brown |
| Portion of title | Johnny M. Brown |
| Abstract | Entrepreneur Johnny Mack Brown was born in rural Alabama, in 1943. Brown earned his B.A. degree from Chicago State College; and his M.A. degree from Governor's State College in University Park, Illinois. After graduating he worked as a teacher and at a Goodyear Tire store. He wanted to purchase the dealership but was unable to get an SBA loan. But with savings that he and his five brothers accumulated, Brown was able to purchase the Goodyear outlet. It was the fifth independent - and the first African American - Goodyear dealership in America. In 1970, he changed the name to Johnny Brown's Tire Company. And expanded his business from one single store into a corporation with multiple locations in Chicago, Illinois; Atlanta, Georgia; and Cleveland, Ohio. Beyond his accomplished career, Brown was honored with various awards for his community involvement, especially with youth. Johnny Brown passed away on September 5, 2009 at age 66. |
| Credits | Videographer, Matthew Hickey. |
| Performer | Adele Hodge, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Chicago, Illinois 2002 August 21. |
| 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 | A2002.148 HistoryMakers |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |