The HistoryMakers video oral history with Barbara Dodson Walker.
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016] |
| Description | 1 online resource (5 video files (2 hr., 18 min., 44 sec.)) : sound, color. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2004.015 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Walker, Barbara D., interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Johnson, Sandra Ford, interviewer. |
| Other author/creator | Lane, Edgar Carey, director of photography. |
| Other author/creator | HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company. |
| Variant title | History Makers video oral history with Barbara Dodson Walker |
| Portion of title | Barbara Dodson Walker |
| Abstract | Academic administrator and researcher Barbara Dodson Walker was born in Washington, D.C. on January 18, 1930, and grew up with her family in the Georgetown area of the city. She earned her B.S. degree in elementary education at the Miner Teachers College in 1951, and her M.Ed. degree in education at the University of the District of Columbia in 1972. She did additional graduate work at Purdue University. As an educator, Walker served in the D.C. Public Schools as an elementary resource teacher, coordinator of the Title I program, and curriculum developer in reading and language arts. After retiring from the school system in 1983, she was involved in numerous projects designed to develop and maintain the records of African American history. Walker's work was featured in books, newspapers, videos, on TV and radio. She was considered an expert in the study of African American life and history. |
| Credits | Videographer, Edgar Carey Lane. |
| Performer | Sandra Ford Johnson, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Washington, District of Columbia 2004 March 4. |
| 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 | A2004.015 HistoryMakers |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |