The HistoryMakers video oral history with Willye B. White.
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]. |
| Description | 1 online resource (5 video files (2 hr., 15 min., 2 sec.)) : sound, color. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2002.112 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | White, Willye B., 1939-2007, interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Crowe, Larry F., 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 Willye B. White |
| Portion of title | Willye B. White |
| Abstract | Track and field athlete Willye B. White was born on December 31, 1939, in Money, Mississippi. Competing in the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games, she earned a silver medal and became the first American woman ever to medal in the long jump. She also participated in the next four Olympiads, earning another silver medal in the 1964 Tokyo Games. In 1959, White set an American record for the long jump. She moved to Chicago in 1960 and began working as a public health administrator in 1965, earning a B.A. degree from Chicago State University in 1976. In 1990, White founded the WBW Hang on Productions, a sports and fitness consultancy. A year later, she founded the Willye White Foundation, helping kids to develop self-esteem and become productive citizens through initiatives such as the Robert Taylor Girls Athletic Program. White passed away from pancreatic cancer on February 6, 2007. |
| Credits | Videographer, Scott Stearns. |
| Performer | Larry Crowe, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Chicago, Illinois 2002 July 2. |
| 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 | A2002.112 HistoryMakers |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |