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The HistoryMakers video oral history with The Honorable Jesse Madison.

Title
The HistoryMakers video oral history with The Honorable Jesse Madison.
Publication
Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Madison, Jesse, 1939-2014
  • Hodge, Adele
  • Haynes, Frank
  • HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company.
Description
1 online resource (4 video files (2 hr.)) : sound, color.
Summary
State representative Jesse Donald Madison was born on January 1, 1939 in Memphis, Tennessee. He graduated from Manassas High School in 1956 and moved to Chicago, Illinois to continue his education. Madison received his B.A. degree from Roosevelt University in business administration. An accountant, Madison spent ten years in this field, rising to the position of senior accountant with Maremont Corporation. While serving as deputy director of the Chicago Economic Development Corporation, Madison's political career began with his election in 1974 to the Illinois House of Representatives. Madison left the Illinois General Assembly at the end of 1978 and was hired by the Urban League as vice-president of finance and administration. Former Mayor Harold Washington asked Madison to join his campaign staff. Under Washington's leadership, Madison served as Commissioner of Consumer Services. He was also Commissioner of the Chicago Park District. Madison passed away on August 8, 2014 at age 75.
Alternative Title
  • History Makers video oral history with The Honorable Jesse Madison
  • The Honorable Jesse Madison
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Internet videos.
  • Interviews.
  • Nonfiction films.
  • Oral histories.
Credits (note)
  • Videographer, Frank Haynes.
OCLC
1000518508
Title
The HistoryMakers video oral history with The Honorable Jesse Madison.
Publisher
Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]
Country of Producing Entity
United States naf
Playing Time
020000
Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of Medium
computer
Type of Carrier
online resource
Digital File Characteristics
video file
Performer
Adele Hodge, interviewer.
Credits
Videographer, Frank Haynes.
Event
Recorded Springfield, Illinois 2000 August 21.
Source of description
Vendor-supplied metadata.
Connect to:
Available from home with a valid library card and onsite at NYPL
Indexed Term
State Representative.
Added Author
Madison, Jesse, 1939-2014, interviewee.
Hodge, Adele, interviewer.
Haynes, Frank, director of photography.
HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company.
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