- Additional Authors
- Description
- 1 online resource (7 video files (3 hr., 22 min., 20 sec.)) : sound, color.
- Summary
- U.S. Congressman and civil rights leader Bobby Rush was born on November 23, 1946, in Albany, Georgia. In 1963, at age seventeen, Rush enlisted in the U.S. Army and served honorably until 1968. Rush formed the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party after having been inspired by the activism of Stokely Carmichael and others. During this time, Rush formed the Free Medical Clinic in Chicago. Later, he confronted the political establishment with a more traditional approach. He first was elected as alderman of Chicago's Second Ward. In 1992, he was elected U.S. Representative for Illinois's 1st congressional district and reelected 24 times. Rush participated on the subcommittees on Telecommunications, Trade and Consumer Protections, and Energy and Power, as well as on the House Committee on Commerce. These three entities account for three-quarters of all national legislation. Rush served as member of the U.S. delegation of the North Atlantic Assembly, sponsoring many community-based initiatives.
- Alternative Title
- History Makers video oral history with The Honorable Bobby Rush
- The Honorable Bobby Rush
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Internet videos.
- Interviews.
- Nonfiction films.
- Oral histories.
- Credits (note)
- Videographer, Matthew Hickey.
- Videographer, Scott Stearns.
- OCLC
- 998755974
- Title
The HistoryMakers video oral history with The Honorable Bobby Rush.
- Publisher
Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]
- Country of Producing Entity
United States naf
- Playing Time
032220
- Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
- Type of Medium
computer
- Type of Carrier
online resource
- Digital File Characteristics
video file
- Performer
Julieanna L. Richardson, interviewer.
- Credits
Videographer, Matthew Hickey.
Videographer, Scott Stearns.
- Event
Recorded Chicago, Illinois 2000 August 23.
Recorded Chicago, Illinois 2001 January 18.
Recorded Chicago, Illinois 2014 May 15.
- Source of description
Vendor-supplied metadata.
- Connect to:
- Indexed Term
Political Activist U.S. Congressman.
- Added Author
Rush, Bobby L., 1946- interviewee.
Richardson, Julieanna L., interviewer.
Hickey, Matthew, director of photography.
Stearns, Scott, director of photography.
HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company.