| Other author/creator | Morris, Eugene, 1939- interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Lewis, Tracey (Interviewer), 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 Eugene Morris |
| Portion of title |
Eugene Morris |
| Abstract |
Advertising chief executive Eugene Morris, Jr. was born on July 25, 1939 in Chicago, Illinois, and was raised in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood. Morris graduated from Forestville Elementary School in 1952, and from Tilden High School in 1956. He received his B.A. degree in business administration in 1969 and his M.B.A. degree in 1971 from Roosevelt University. Between 1974 and 1986, Morris worked as an account supervisor and senior vice president management supervisor at Burrell Advertising Agency. There, he developed adverting for Coca-Cola, McDonald's and Johnson Products. In 1987, he founded Eugene Morris Communications, Inc. (EMC). EMC's clientele included the Illinois Department of Transportation and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. EMC created major multi-cultural and multi-dimensional advertising campaigns that generated $37.7 million in billings. Morris received the 2005 Martin Luther King Legacy Award from the Martin Luther King Boys and Girls Club and the 2006 Illinois Governor's Small Business Person of the Year Award. |
| Credits | Videographer, Scott Stearns. |
| Performer |
Tracey Lewis, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Chicago, Illinois 2006 January 24. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Chicago, Illinois 2006 February 1. |
| 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 | A2006.006 HistoryMakers |
