The HistoryMakers video oral history with The Honorable Barack Obama.

President Barack Obama was born on August 4, 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii. He attended Occidental College before transferring to Columbia University in New York where he became involved in social activism. After graduation, Obama became a community organizer in Chicago. He enrolled at Harvard Law School...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection) (Production company)
Other Authors: Obama, Barack (Interviewee)
Richardson, Julieanna L. (Interviewer)
Stearns, Scott (director of photography.)
Language:English
Language of the Original:
English
Published: Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]
Subjects:
Obama, Barack > Interviews.
Obama, Barack.
African Americans > Interviews.
African Americans.
State Senator > President > U.S. Senator.
Internet videos.
Interviews.
Nonfiction films.
Oral histories.
Genre:
Interviews.
Internet videos.
Nonfiction films.
Oral histories.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (The HistoryMakers)
Physical Description:1 online resource (4 video files (1 hr., 49 min., 5 sec.)) : sound, color.
Variant Title:
History Makers video oral history with The Honorable Barack Obama
Honorable Barack Obama
Format: Electronic Video
Description
Summary:
President Barack Obama was born on August 4, 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii. He attended Occidental College before transferring to Columbia University in New York where he became involved in social activism. After graduation, Obama became a community organizer in Chicago. He enrolled at Harvard Law School and became president of the Harvard Law Review, the first African American to hold this position. After receiving his J.D. degree, Obama worked at Chicago law firm, Miner, Barnhill & Galland. Obama ran for a vacant Illinois State Senate seat in 1996 and was elected to represent the 13th Legislative District. In 2000, Obama unsuccessfully ran for a seat in Congress. In 2004, Obama successfully ran for a seat in the United States Senate representing Illinois, becoming only the fifth African American Senator in U.S. history. In 2008, Obama was elected the United States' forty-fourth president, becoming the country's first African American president, and serving for two terms.
Call Number:E185.97
Playing Time:01:49:05
Credits:Videographer, Scott Stearns.
Participant or Performer:
Julieanna L. Richardson, interviewer.
Event Details:
Recorded Chicago, Illinois 2001 February 16.
Source of Description:
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