The HistoryMakers video oral history with Myron Lowery.
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016] |
| Description | 1 online resource (6 video files (2 hr., 27 min., 25 sec.)) : sound, color. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2010.088 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Lowery, Myron, 1946- 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 Myron Lowery |
| Portion of title | Myron Lowery |
| Abstract | Television anchor, city council member and mayor Myron Lowery was born on December 26, 1946 in Columbus, Ohio. He received his B.A. degree from LeMoyne-Owens College and his M.S. degree from New York University. Upon graduation, Lowery went to work as an anchor at WMC-TV in 1973. In 1981, Lowery sued WMC-TV for racial discrimination, paving the way for other employment discrimination suits by African Americans. In 1991, Lowery ran for Memphis City Council and won. In 2009, the mayor of Memphis resigned from his post as mayor, leaving Lowery as mayor pro tempore. He was a member of the board of many civic organizations, including the Tennessee Municipal League, the National League of Cities and Leadership Memphis. Lowery was honored as one of the Ten Outstanding Young Men in America by the Tennessee Jaycees and in 2003, he was inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame. |
| Credits | Videographer, Scott Stearns. |
| Performer | Larry Crowe, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Memphis, Tennessee 2010 July 27. |
| 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 | A2010.088 HistoryMakers |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |