The HistoryMakers video oral history with Salim Muwakkil.
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016] |
| Description | 1 online resource (6 video files (2 hr., 48 min., 30 sec.)) : sound, color. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2003.040 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Muwakkil, Salim, 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 Salim Muwakkil |
| Portion of title | Salim Muwakkil |
| Abstract | Magazine editor and newspaper columnist Salim Muwakkil was born Alonzo Canady, Jr. on January 20, 1947 in New York City. After high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force where he served for five years as an administrative specialist. He enrolled at Rutgers University, earning his B.A. degree in political science in 1973. Starting as a news writer for the Associated Press, he became the copy editor of Muhammad Speaks-Bilalian News in 1974, changing his name to Salim Muwakkil a year later. By 1980, he started working for the U.S. Department of Housing and Development and was also a freelance writer for several publications. In 1984, he became the senior editor of In These Times. In 2007, he was host of the Salim Muwakkil Show on WVON-AM. Muwakkil was author of Harold!, a book chronicling Harold Washington's historic tenure as mayor of Chicago, as well as a contributing author to several other books. |
| Credits | Videographer, Scott Stearns. |
| Performer | Larry Crowe, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Chicago, Illinois 2003 March 10. |
| 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 | A2003.040 HistoryMakers |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |