The HistoryMakers video oral history with Bishop John Burgess.
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016] |
| Description | 1 online resource (2 video files (43 min., 42 sec.)) : sound, color. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2003.180 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Burgess, John, 1909-2003, interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Richardson, Julieanna L., 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 Bishop John Burgess |
| Portion of title | Bishop John Burgess |
| Abstract | Bishop John Burgess was born March 11, 1909, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He earned his B.A. and M.A. degrees from the University of Michigan; his M.Div. from the Episcopalian Theological Seminary in 1934. He was ordained in 1935 and began his ministry in his home parish at St. Phillip's Church in Grand Rapids. In 1946, he became chaplain of Howard University, where he served for ten years. In 1951, He was appointed a canon of the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. In Boston, he was a bishop suffragan. In 1970, Burgess became the first African American bishop of the Episcopalian Church. He established the Joint Urban Fund, which contributed financial support to agencies fighting poverty. Burgess retired from the Episcopalian church in 1975. He served as interim dean at Yale and chairman of the board of trustees of St. Augustine's College in North Carolina. Burgess passed away August 24, 2003 at age 94. |
| Credits | Videographer, Matthew Hickey. |
| Performer | Julieanna L. Richardson, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts 2003 August 12. |
| 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 | A2003.180 HistoryMakers |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |