The HistoryMakers video oral history with Roger Wilkins.
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]. |
| Description | 1 online resource (7 video files (3 hr., 26 min., 45 sec.)) : sound, color. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2001.078 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Wilkins, Roger W., 1932-2017, interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Richardson, Julieanna L., interviewer. |
| Other author/creator | Stearns, Scott, director of photography. |
| Other author/creator | HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company. |
| Variant title | History Makers video oral history with Roger Wilkins |
| Portion of title | Roger Wilkins |
| Abstract | Author and professor Roger Wilkins was born on March 25, 1932 in Kansas City, Missouri. Wilkins attended the University of Michigan, receiving his B.A. degree in 1953, his J.D. degree in 1956, interning with Thurgood Marshall at the NAACP's Legal Defense Fund. Wilkins worked for USAID, then as assistant attorney general under President Lyndon B. Johnson. In 1972, Wilkins began writing for the editorial page of The Washington Post just as the Watergate scandal was breaking. His critically informed editorials about the issues leading up to President Richard Nixon's resignation won him a shared Pulitzer Prize. He moved to The New York Times, serving as the first African American on its editorial board as well as a columnist. Wilkins became a history professor at George Mason University and the publisher of the NAACP's journal, Crisis. He authored several books, including Jefferson's Pillow. He passed away on March 26, 2017. |
| Credits | Videographer, Scott Stearns. |
| Performer | Julieanna L. Richardson, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Washington, District of Columbia 2001 June 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 | A2001.078 HistoryMakers |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |