The HistoryMakers video oral history with Roy Lewis.
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]. |
| Description | 1 online resource (4 video files (2 hr., 3 min., 20 sec.)) : sound, color. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2004.254 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Lewis, Roy, 1937 July 24- interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Hamilton, Racine Tucker, 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 Roy Lewis |
| Portion of title | Roy Lewis |
| Abstract | Photojournalist Roy Lewis was born on July 24, 1937 in Natchez, Mississippi. In 1956, he graduated from Sadie V. Thompson High School. After graduation, he joined relatives in Chicago and landed a job in the subscription department of Johnson Publishing. In 1960, he was drafted into the United States Army where he developed his talent as a photographer purchasing his first camera. His career as a photographer began when Jet magazine published his photograph of Thelonius Monk. In 1968, Lewis left Johnson Publishing and joined the staff at Northeastern University. His photo and video credits include: A Nation of Common Sense, When We Were Kings and Life magazine. Lewis published two books, River Road on the Mississippi, a pictorial book on African American culture along the Mississippi River and The Million Man March, a publication highlighting the events of that day. Lewis also contributed to the photo book Songs of My People. |
| Credits | Videographer, Matthew Hickey. |
| Performer | Racine Tucker Hamilton, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Washington, District of Columbia 2004 December 9. |
| 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 | A2004.254 HistoryMakers |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |