The HistoryMakers video oral history with The Honorable Charles Freeman.
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016] |
| Description | 1 online resource (5 video files (2 hr., 8 min.)) : sound, color. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2003.057 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Freeman, Charles, 1933- interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Hodge, Adele, 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 Freeman |
| Portion of title | The Honorable Charles Freeman |
| Abstract | Judge Charles E. Freeman was born in 1933, in Richmond, Virginia. He graduated from Virginia Union University and John Marshall Law School. Freeman served as arbitrator on the Illinois Industrial Commission and as commissioner of the Illinois Commerce Commission. He was elected to the Circuit Court of Cook County in 1976. In a historic ceremony in 1982, Freeman swore in his friend Harold Washington as the first black mayor of Chicago. In 1990, Freeman was the first African American to be elected to the Illinois Supreme Court. When elected chief justice in 1997, he decided to look into the issues of the marriage fund and on prosecutorial misconduct. In 2002, Justice Charles Freeman became the Illinois Supreme Court's senior member when he was retained for another ten-year term. Freeman received dozens of awards for his professional and volunteer work, and served as a member of several bar associations and professional judiciary societies. |
| Credits | Videographer, Scott Stearns. |
| Performer | Adele Hodge, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Chicago, Illinois 2003 March 28. |
| 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 | A2003.057 HistoryMakers |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |