The HistoryMakers video oral history with Dempsey J. Travis.
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]. |
| Description | 1 online resource (3 video files (1 hr., 8 min., 3 sec.)) : sound, color. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2000.022 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Travis, Dempsey J. (Dempsey Jerome), 1920-2009, interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Richardson, Julieanna L., interviewer. |
| Other author/creator | Haynes, Frank (Videographer), director of photography. |
| Other author/creator | HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company. |
| Variant title | History Makers video oral history with Dempsey J. Travis |
| Portion of title | Dempsey J. Travis |
| Abstract | Author, historian, and real estate entrepreneur Dempsey Jerome Travis was born in Chicago, Illinois on February 25, 1920. Travis attended Roosevelt University, receiving his B.S. degree in 1949. He founded Travis Realty Corporation and Sivart Mortgage Company, establishing himself in the development of Chicago's South Side. In 1960, Travis also founded United Mortgage Bankers of America and the Dempsey Travis Securities and Investment Corporation. He was a coordinator of Dr. Martin Luther King's 1960 March on Chicago and was president of the NAACP's Chicago chapter from 1959 to 1960. Travis also founded the Urban Research Press in 1969. Urban Research Press has published seven nonfiction books by Travis. Travis received several awards in recognition of his accomplishments in business, politics and the arts. Travis passed away on July 2, 2009 at the age of 89. |
| Credits | Videographer, Frank Haynes. |
| Performer | Julieanna L. Richardson, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Chicago, Illinois 2000 January 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 | A2000.022 HistoryMakers |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |