The HistoryMakers video oral history with Benita Fitzgerald Mosley.
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]. |
| Description | 1 online resource (5 video files (2 hr., 26 min., 22 sec.)) : sound, color. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2003.012 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Mosley, Benita Fitzgerald, 1961- interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Crowe, Larry F., 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 Benita Fitzgerald Mosley |
| Portion of title | Benita Fitzgerald Mosley |
| Abstract | Track and field athlete and nonprofit executive Benita Fitzgerald Mosley was born on July 6, 1961 in Dale City, Virginia. She graduated from the University of Tennessee in 1984 with her degree in industrial engineering. That year, she won a gold medal in the 100-meter hurdles in the Olympic Games. She was the second American and the only African American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in the 100-meter hurdles. After working as an engineer, Mosley turned to sports marketing and administration. In 1995, she joined the United States Olympic Committee. From 1997 until 2000, she served as USOC's director of Olympic training centers. In 2001, Mosley was appointed president of Women in Cable and Telecommunications. She received several awards for her athletic and professional work, and in 1996, Mosely was one of eight U.S. Olympians chosen to carry the Olympic flag into the stadium during the Atlanta Olympics. |
| Credits | Videographer, Matthew Hickey. |
| Performer | Larry Crowe, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Chicago, Illinois 2003 January 22. |
| 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 | A2003.012 HistoryMakers |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |