The HistoryMakers video oral history with Larry Langford.

County commissioner and mayor Larry Langford was born in Birmingham, Alabama on March 17, 1948. He received his B.A. degree in social and behavioral science from the University of Alabama. He studied public policy at Harvard University and was awarded an honorary doctorate from Miles College. After...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection) (Production company)
Other Authors: Langford, Larry, 1948- (Interviewee)
Gines, Denise (Interviewer)
Stearns, Scott (director of photography.)
Language:English
Language of the Original:
English
Published: Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]
Subjects:
Langford, Larry, > 1948- > Interviews.
African Americans > Interviews.
African Americans.
County Commissioner > Mayor.
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., 41 min., 30 sec.)) : sound, color.
Variant Title:
History Makers video oral history with Larry Langford
Larry Langford
Format: Electronic Video
Description
Summary:
County commissioner and mayor Larry Langford was born in Birmingham, Alabama on March 17, 1948. He received his B.A. degree in social and behavioral science from the University of Alabama. He studied public policy at Harvard University and was awarded an honorary doctorate from Miles College. After serving in the United States Air Force, Langford launched his career as a television reporter for WBRC-6 in Birmingham, Alabama. In 1979, he joined the Birmingham City Council. In 1982, he moved to Fairfield, Alabama where he was elected mayor. During his fourteen years in office, Langford played a major role in building Visionland Theme Park (now Alabama Splash Adventure). After his tenure as mayor, Langford was elected in 2002 to the Jefferson County Commission in Birmingham. Re-elected in 2006, he served as the Commission president as well as the Commissioner of Finance and General Services. In 2007, Langford was elected mayor of Birmingham.
Call Number:E185.97
Playing Time:01:41:30
Credits:Videographer, Scott Stearns.
Participant or Performer:
Denise Gines, interviewer.
Event Details:
Recorded Birmingham, Alabama 2007 March 21.
Source of Description:
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