The HistoryMakers video oral history with The Honorable Myron Thompson.
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016] |
| Description | 1 online resource (6 video files (2 hr., 33 min.)) : sound, color |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2007.100 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Thompson, Myron H., 1947- interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Gines, Denise, 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 Myron Thompson |
| Portion of title | Honorable Myron Thompson |
| Abstract | Judge Myron Herbert Thompson was born on January 7, 1947 in Tuskegee, Alabama. He attended Tuskegee Institute High School, graduating salutatorian in 1965. Thompson received his B.A. degree in political science from Yale University in 1969, his J.D. degree from Yale Law School in 1972. After graduation, Thompson became the first African American Assistant Attorney General for the State of Alabama. He served for two years before going into private practice in Dothan, Alabama. President Jimmy Carter nominated Thompson to the bench of the United States District Court, Middle District of Alabama. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate and received his appointment in September 1980. At age 33, he was the youngest member on the bench. Thompson served as Chief Justice from 1991 to 1998. He made national headlines when he ordered Alabama Supreme Court Justice Roy Moore to remove a monument of the Ten Commandments from the rotunda of the State's courthouse. |
| Credits | Videographer, Scott Stearns. |
| Performer | Denise Gines, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Montgomery, Alabama 2007 March 20. |
| 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 | A2007.100 HistoryMakers |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |