The HistoryMakers video oral history with The Honorable Charles Z. Smith.
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016] |
| Description | 1 online resource (13 video files (5 hr., 52 min., 30 sec.)) : sound, color |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2007.308 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Smith, Charles Z. (Charles Zellender), 1927-2016, 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 The Honorable Charles Z. Smith |
| Portion of title | Honorable Charles Z. Smith |
| Abstract | Judge Charles Z. Smith was born on February 23, 1927 in Lakeland, Florida. Earning his B.S. degree at Temple University and his J.D. degree at the University of Washington Law School, Smith served as a deputy prosecuting attorney for King County. Recruited by U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy in 1961, he led a team investigating mismanagement of the Central States Teamsters Pension Fund r, esulting in the indictment and prosecution of James R. Hoffa and five associates. Smith was a University of Washington Professor of Law and associate dean, president of the American Baptist Churches, USA and a KOMO radio and television commentator. On July 18, 1988, Smith became the first African American to serve on the Washington State Supreme Court. In 1999, Smith was appointed by President Bill Clinton to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. Smith retired from the Washington State Supreme Court in 2002. Smith passed away on August 28, 2016 in Seattle, at age 89. |
| Credits | Videographer, Scott Stearns. |
| Performer | Larry Crowe, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Seattle, Washington 2008 June 3. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Seattle, Washington 2008 June 4. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Seattle, Washington 2007 October 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 | A2007.308 HistoryMakers |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |