The HistoryMakers video oral history with The Honorable Charles B. Rangel.

Format Video (Streaming)
PublicationChicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016].
Description1 online resource (2 video files (1 hr., 1 min., 35 sec.)) : sound, color
Supplemental Contenthttps://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2003.201
Subjects

Other author/creatorRangel, Charles B., interviewee.
Other author/creatorRichardson, Julieanna L., interviewer.
Other author/creatorStearns, Scott, director of photography.
Other author/creatorHistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company.
Variant title History Makers video oral history with The Honorable Charles B. Rangel
Portion of title Honorable Charles B. Rangel
Abstract U.S. Congressman Charles Rangel was born in New York on June 11, 1930. Raised primarily by his mother and maternal grandfather, Rangel joined the U.S. Army after dropping out of high school. He was wounded in action during the Korean War and received the Bronze Star and Purple Heart for his service. After returning to the United States, Rangel attended New York University, where he earned his B.A. degree in 1957. In 1960, he received his law degree from St. John's University Law School. After serving as assistant U.S. attorney and a member of the New York State Assembly, Rangel won a historic election to Congress against a powerful incumbent, the Rev. Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Rangel represented Harlem from 1971. He helped found the Congressional Black Caucus and has been an active member on issues of trade and human resources. He and his wife, Alma, lived in Harlem with their two children.
CreditsVideographer, Scott Stearns.
Performer Julieanna L. Richardson, interviewer.
Date/time/place of a event noteRecorded Washington, District of Columbia 2003 July 22.
Source of descriptionVendor-supplied metadata.
Genre/formInternet videos.
Genre/formInterviews.
Genre/formNonfiction films.
Genre/formOral histories.
Genre/formOral histories.
Genre/formInternet videos.
Genre/formNonfiction films.
Stock numberA2003.201 HistoryMakers