| Other author/creator | Hudson, Wade interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Wilson, Shawn, interviewer. |
| Other author/creator | Burghelea, Neculai, director of photography. |
| Other author/creator | HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company. |
| Variant title |
History Makers video oral history with Wade Hudson |
| Portion of title |
Wade Hudson |
| Abstract |
Book publisher and writer Wade Hudson, Jr. was born on October 23, 1946 in Mansfield, Louisiana. In 1972, Hudson married Cheryl Willis Hudson. Hudson and his wife developed the AFRO-BETS kids, black characters who formed the shape of the alphabet. They self-published after two years of rejections from other publishers. The AFRO-BETS line of books sold out within three months. Hudson and his wife then founded Just Us Books, Inc. which published books and educational material for children related to the black experience. Hudson serves as president of the company while his wife works as the editor. In 2004, the Hudson's started Sankofa Books, an imprint which publishes out-of-print black classics. Hudson is the author of more than twenty books, a playwright and public speaker. The Secret Olivia Told Me, a picture book published by Just Us Books, was awarded the Coretta Scott King Honor Award for illustration. |
| Credits | Videographer, Neculai Burghelea. |
| Performer |
Shawn Wilson, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded East Orange, New Jersey 2007 April 28. |
| Source of description | Vendor-supplied metadata. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Interviews. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Stock number | A2007.173 HistoryMakers |
