The HistoryMakers video oral history with The Honorable Chaka Fattah.
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016] |
| Description | 1 online resource (3 video files (1 hr., 29 min., 20 sec.)) : sound, color. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2005.119 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Fattah, Chaka, 1956- interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Crowe, Larry F., 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 Chaka Fattah |
| Portion of title | The Honorable Chaka Fattah |
| Abstract | Politician Chaka Fattah was born on November 21, 1956, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Fattah attended city public schools, the Community College of Philadelphia, the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, and the University of Pennsylvania's Fels Institute of Government where he earned his M.A. degree in government administration. He also completed a senior executive program for state officials at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. He was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1982. In 1988, he was elected to the State Senate; and, in 1995, Fattah won against an incumbent a seat in the U.S. Congress. Fattah sponsored educational initiatives such as GEAR UP, passed in 1998 and The William H. Gray College Completion Grant. He made the Student Bill of Rights one of his top legislative priorities until he resigned from his post in 2016 when he was convicted on federal racketeering and money laundering charges. |
| Credits | Videographer, Scott Stearns. |
| Performer | Larry Crowe, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Washington, District of Columbia 2005 May 5. |
| 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 | A2005.119 HistoryMakers |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |