The HistoryMakers video oral history with The Honorable James Ford.

Format Video (Streaming)
PublicationChicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]
Description1 online resource (6 video files (2 hr., 47 min., 12 sec.)) : sound, color
Supplemental Contenthttps://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2002.053
Subjects

Other author/creatorFord, James R., 1925- interviewee.
Other author/creatorAdams, Samuel (Interviewer), interviewer.
Other author/creatorStearns, Scott, director of photography.
Other author/creatorHistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company.
Variant title History Makers video oral history with The Honorable James Ford
Portion of title Honorable James Ford
Abstract Politician and entrepreneur James R. Ford was born on December 1, 1925, in Leon County, Florida. He attended Florida A & M University, where he earned his B.S. degree in 1950, and his M. Ed. degree in 1959. He worked in the Leon County public school system from 1950 to 1987, as a teacher and as its first black administrator. In 1972, Ford became the first black mayor of Tallahassee, Florida. He was elected to successive terms in 1976 and 1982. Additionally, Ford served fourteen consecutive years as a Tallahassee city commissioner, working to eliminate segregated practices in the city government and to secure employment for blacks. Ford owned and managed several businesses in Tallahassee and served in leadership roles with a number of area civic groups. He also served on numerous boards for organizations including the Chamber of Commerce and the American Red Cross's Tallahassee Chapter.
CreditsVideographer, Scott Stearns.
Performer Samuel Adams, interviewer.
Date/time/place of a event noteRecorded Tallahassee, Florida 2002 April 21.
Source of descriptionVendor-supplied metadata.
Genre/formInternet videos.
Genre/formInterviews.
Genre/formNonfiction films.
Genre/formOral histories.
Genre/formOral histories.
Genre/formInternet videos.
Genre/formNonfiction films.
Stock numberA2002.053 HistoryMakers

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