The HistoryMakers video oral history with Kenneth Crooks.
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016] |
| Description | 1 online resource (3 video files (1 hr., 23 min., 41 sec.)) : sound, color. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2002.016 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Crooks, Kenneth, Jr., 1931- interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Adams, Samuel, 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 Kenneth Crooks |
| Portion of title | Kenneth Crooks |
| Abstract | Civic leader Kenneth Crooks, Jr. was born on September 12, 1931, in Boston, Massachusetts. He graduated from the University of Massachusetts with his B.A. degree in business administration in 1957, and received his M.B.A. degree from Atlanta University in 1962. That year, Crooks went to work for the National Urban League in its regional office in Atlanta, Georgia, covering twelve southern states. He remained at the Urban League until 1991 when he worked on Maynard Jackson's first campaign for Mayor of Atlanta in 1972. In 1993, Crooks moved to Columbus, Georgia, to serve as president of the Urban League of Greater Columbus. He also worked as special assistant to the pastor at Fourth Street Missionary Baptist Church; and as assistant director of development at Fort Valley State College. He received several awards, including being named the Men's Progressive Club of Columbus's Man of the Year in 2001. |
| Credits | Videographer, Scott Stearns. |
| Performer | Samuel Adams, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Columbus, Georgia 2002 March 16. |
| 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 | A2002.016 HistoryMakers |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |