- Additional Authors
- Description
- 1 online resource (6 video files (2 hr., 32 min., 50 sec.)) : sound, color.
- Summary
- Politician Clarence Jack "C. Jack" Ellis was born on January 6, 1946, in Macon, Georgia. Ellis earned his B.A. degree in at St. Leo College, now St. Leo University, in Florida. Ellis enlisted in the U.S. Army and served as a paratrooper before serving two years in Vietnam as a combat soldier in the 101st Airborne Division. Upon his retirement from the military, Ellis managed a cable television system on St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands; served as an executive for the United States Census Bureau; and hosted a public access television show focusing on public and political affairs. In 1999, Ellis was elected the 40th mayor of Macon, Georgia, becoming the first African American mayor in the city's 176-year history. In 2003, he was re-elected as mayor and served a second term. In 2007, Ellis announced that he would seek a third term as mayor, but lost the race.
- Alternative Title
- History Makers video oral history with The Honorable C. Jack Ellis
- The Honorable C. Jack Ellis
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Internet videos.
- Interviews.
- Nonfiction films.
- Oral histories.
- Credits (note)
- Videographer, Scott Stearns.
- OCLC
- 1003150686
- Title
The HistoryMakers video oral history with The Honorable C. Jack Ellis.
- Publisher
Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]
- Country of Producing Entity
United States naf
- Playing Time
023250
- Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
- Type of Medium
computer
- Type of Carrier
online resource
- Digital File Characteristics
video file
- Performer
Denise Gines, interviewer.
- Credits
Videographer, Scott Stearns.
- Event
Recorded Macon, Georgia 2011 April 22.
- Source of description
Vendor-supplied metadata.
- Connect to:
- Indexed Term
Mayor.
- Added Author
Ellis, C. Jack, 1946- interviewee.
Gines, Denise, interviewer.
Stearns, Scott, director of photography.
HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company.