The HistoryMakers video oral history with John Finney.
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016] |
| Description | 1 online resource (6 video files (2 hr., 51 min., 32 sec.)) : sound, color. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2017.054 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Finney, John, 1938- interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Gines, Denise, interviewer. |
| Other author/creator | Hickey, Matthew, director of photography. |
| Other author/creator | HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company. |
| Variant title | History Makers video oral history with John Finney |
| Portion of title | John Finney |
| Abstract | Nonprofit executive John H. Finney was born on October 31, 1938, in Savannah, Georgia. He attended Alfred Ely Beach High School, where he graduated in 1957. Finney earned his B.S. degree in sociology from Savannah State College in 1967, after spending two years in the U.S. army, and his M.A. degree in sociology from Atlanta University in 1971. He was a mentee of Savannah civil rights leader W.W. Law, and a member of the NAACP Youth Council in Savannah from a young age. He joined the Equal Opportunity Authority for Savannah-Chatham County Area Inc. (EOA) in 1967, working until he enrolled in graduate school in 1969. After graduating, Finney served as acting executive director at the EOA for one year in 1972, and was named executive director in 1973. Finney would go on to serve as executive director of EOA for 44 years, retiring in 2017. |
| Credits | Videographer, Matthew Hickey. |
| Performer | Denise Gines, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Savannah, Georgia 2017 February 11. |
| 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 | A2017.054 HistoryMakers |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |