The HistoryMakers video oral history with John W. Mack.
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016] |
| Description | 1 online resource (10 video files (4 hr., 30 min., 32 sec.)) : sound, color. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2007.139 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Mack, John W., 1937-2018, interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Brock, Paul, 1932- 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 John W. Mack |
| Portion of title | John W. Mack |
| Abstract | Civic leader and nonprofit executive John Wesley Mack was born on January 6, 1937 in Kingstree, South Carolina. Mack attended North Carolina A&T State University earning his B.S. degree in applied sociology in 1958. Mack obtained his M.A. degree in social work from Clark Atlanta University in 1960. That year, Mack co-founded and was vice-chairman of the Commission on Appeal for Human Rights. Mack moved to Oxnard, California to accept a social work fellowship at Camarillo Hospital. In 1964, Mack became executive director of the Urban League in Flint, Michigan. In 1969, he became president of the Los Angeles Urban League where he served until retirement in 2005, the longest tenure of anyone. Under Mack, the Los Angeles Urban League became one of the country's most successful nonprofits. In the 1990s, Mack served as Fellow in Residence at Harvard University. In 2005, he was Los Angeles Commission president. |
| Credits | Videographer, Matthew Hickey. |
| Performer | Paul Brock, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Los Angeles, California 2007 April 15. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Los Angeles, California 2013 November 18. |
| 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 | A2007.139 HistoryMakers |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |