The HistoryMakers video oral history with The Honorable Joseph Roulhac.

Civil rights lawyer and municipal court judge Joseph Daniel Roulhac was born on August 18, 1916 in Selma, Alabama. Roulhac earned a reputation in Akron, Ohio, as an exceptionally humane and fair judge. In 1938, Roulhac graduated with his B.A. degree in sociology from Lincoln University in Pennsylvan...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection) (Production company)
Other Authors: Roulhac, Joseph, 1916-2008 (Interviewee)
Crowe, Larry F. (Interviewer)
Stearns, Scott (director of photography.)
Language:English
Language of the Original:
English
Published: Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]
Subjects:
Roulhac, Joseph, > 1916-2008 > Interviews.
African Americans > Interviews.
African Americans.
Civil Rights Lawyer > Municipal Court Judge.
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 (6 video files (2 hr., 39 min., 7 sec.)) : sound, color.
Variant Title:
History Makers video oral history with The Honorable Joseph Roulhac
Honorable Joseph Roulhac
Format: Electronic Video
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Summary:
Civil rights lawyer and municipal court judge Joseph Daniel Roulhac was born on August 18, 1916 in Selma, Alabama. Roulhac earned a reputation in Akron, Ohio, as an exceptionally humane and fair judge. In 1938, Roulhac graduated with his B.A. degree in sociology from Lincoln University in Pennsylvania. He worked there as a sociology instructor for a year, earning his M.A. degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He taught at Fort Valley State College in Georgia. The U.S. Army drafted him in 1942, and he quickly attained the rank of master sergeant. When he returned, he attended the University of Pennsylvania Law School earning his J.D. degree. Roulhac moved to Akron and went into private practice. He became an assistant county prosecutor. In 1967, he was elected as a municipal judge, serving thirty years before retiring. Roulhac passed away on March 5, 2008 at the age of 91.
Call Number:E185.97
Playing Time:02:39:07
Credits:Videographer, Scott Stearns.
Participant or Performer:
Larry Crowe, interviewer.
Event Details:
Recorded Akron, Ohio 2002 August 2.
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