The HistoryMakers video oral history with Thomas W. Dortch, Jr.
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016] |
| Description | 1 online resource (7 video files (3 hr., 15 min., 45 sec.)) : sound, color. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2002.018 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Dortch, Thomas W., interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Richardson, Julieanna L., 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 Thomas W. Dortch, Jr. |
| Portion of title | Thomas W. Dortch, Jr. |
| Abstract | Entrepreneur and civic leader Thomas W. Dortch, Jr. was born on April 12, 1950, in Toccoa, Georgia, and became a successful businessman and mentor. In 1972, Dortch graduated from Fort Valley State University in Georgia. In 1974, he became the associate director of the Georgia Democratic Party. Then, in 1978, Dortch began working for U.S. Senator Sam Nunn and eventually became state director, the first African American to serve in this position. In 1986, he joined 100 Black Men of America and then was named chairman of 100 Black Men of America's national board. That same year, he earned his M.A. degree in criminal justice administration from Clark Atlanta University. In 1994, after more than sixteen years of government service, Dortch became CEO of the consulting firm TWD, Inc. and Atlanta Transportation Systems, a Fulton County paratransit company. |
| Credits | Videographer, Scott Stearns. |
| Performer | Julieanna L. Richardson, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Atlanta, Georgia 2002 March 12. |
| 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 | A2002.018 HistoryMakers |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |