Research Catalog

Title

The HistoryMakers video oral history with The Honorable James Ford.

Publication

Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]

Details

Additional Authors

• Ford, James R., 1925-
• Adams, Samuel (Interviewer)
• Stearns, Scott
• HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company.

Description

1 online resource (6 video files (2 hr., 47 min., 12 sec.)) : sound, color.

Summary

Politician and entrepreneur James R. Ford was born on December 1, 1925, in Leon County, Florida. He attended Florida A&M University, where he earned his B.S. degree in 1950, and his M.Ed. degree in 1959. He worked in the Leon County public school system from 1950 to 1987, as a teacher and as its first black administrator. In 1972, Ford became the first black mayor of Tallahassee, Florida. He was elected to successive terms in 1976 and 1982. Additionally, Ford served fourteen consecutive years as a Tallahassee city commissioner, working to eliminate segregated practices in the city government and to secure employment for blacks. Ford owned and managed several businesses in Tallahassee and served in leadership roles with a number of area civic groups. He also served on numerous boards for organizations including the Chamber of Commerce and the American Red Cross's Tallahassee Chapter.

Alternative Title

• History Makers video oral history with The Honorable James Ford
• The Honorable James Ford

Subject

• Ford, James R., 1925- > Interviews
• African Americans > Interviews
• African Americans
• Mayor

Genre/Form

• Internet videos.
• Interviews.
• Nonfiction films.
• Oral histories.

Credits (note)

• Videographer, Scott Stearns.

OCLC

1003150083

Title

The HistoryMakers video oral history with The Honorable James Ford.

Publisher

Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]

Country of Producing Entity

United States naf

Playing Time

024712

Type of Content

two-dimensional moving image

Type of Medium

computer

Type of Carrier

online resource

Digital File Characteristics

video file

Performer

Samuel Adams, interviewer.

Credits

Videographer, Scott Stearns.

Event

Recorded Tallahassee, Florida 2002 April 21.

Source of description

Vendor-supplied metadata.

Connect to:

Available from home with a valid library card and onsite at NYPL

Indexed Term

Mayor.

Added Author

Ford, James R., 1925- interviewee.

Adams, Samuel (Interviewer), interviewer.

Stearns, Scott, director of photography.

HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company.