The HistoryMakers video oral history with The Honorable Russell B. Sugarmon.
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]. |
| Description | 1 online resource (7 video files (3 hr., 9 min., 47 sec.)) : sound, color |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2003.148 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Sugarmon, Russell B., Jr., 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 The Honorable Russell B. Sugarmon |
| Portion of title | Honorable Russell B. Sugarmon |
| Abstract | Judge Russell B. Sugarmon, Jr. was born on May 11, 1929, in Memphis, Tennessee. Sugarmon earned his J.D. degree from Harvard Law School in 1953 before spending the next two years in Japan with the U.S. Army. When he returned to Memphis in 1956, he went into private practice. Sugarmon made waves in 1959 when he became the first African American to make a serious bid for public office, running for public works commissioner. However, he lost when whites united to oppose his campaign. Later he became a founding partner of his own law firm. He joined the state Democratic Party Executive Committee and was later elected to the Tennessee State Senate in 1966. After serving as a referee in Juvenile Court, Sugarmon was appointed to the General Sessions bench in May 1987, winning election to the post three times. |
| Credits | Videographer, Scott Stearns. |
| Performer | Larry Crowe, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Memphis, Tennessee 2003 July 28. |
| 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 | A2003.148 HistoryMakers |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |