The HistoryMakers video oral history with The Honorable Anna Langford.
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016] |
| Description | 1 online resource (4 video files (1 hr., 50 min., 56 sec.)) : sound, color. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2002.190 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Langford, Anna, 1917-2008, 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 The Honorable Anna Langford |
| Portion of title | The Honorable Anna Langford |
| Abstract | Civil rights lawyer and city government official Anna Langford was born on October 27, 1917 in Springfield, Ohio. After graduation from Hyde Park High School in Chicago in 1935, she attended a trade school. From 1938 to 1956, she worked as a typist in the Social Security office, the Election Commissioners Office and the Office of the Secretary of State. In 1956, she received her J.D. degree from Roosevelt University and began a career as civil rights and criminal lawyer. Langford practiced throughout Illinois, actively defending civil rights workers in the 1960s. She joined Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Chicago civil rights marches. In 1971, Langford became one of the first two women elected to the Chicago City Council. She returned later to serve two additional terms from 1983 until 1991. She received numerous humanitarian and civic awards and honors. Langford passed away on September 17, 2008 at age 90. |
| Credits | Videographer, Matthew Hickey. |
| Performer | Adele Hodge, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Chicago, Illinois 2002 November 4. |
| 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 | A2002.190 HistoryMakers |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |