| Other author/creator | Lucas, Freddie, 1936- interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Hamilton, Racine Tucker, interviewer. |
| Other author/creator | Lane, Edgar Carey, director of photography. |
| Other author/creator | HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company. |
| Variant title |
History Makers video oral history with Freddie Lucas |
| Portion of title |
Freddie Lucas |
| Abstract |
Business consultant and lobbyist Freddie Hill Lucas was born on January 4, 1936 in Lynchburg, Virginia. Lucas spent most of her childhood years growing up on the campus of Morgan University where both of her parents were professors. Her father, Talmadge Hill, was the coach of Morgan's basketball team and a health instructor. Her mother, Frances Hill, was a music professor. In 1952, she earned her high school diploma from Frederick Douglass High School. After working as an assistant professor at several universities, she transitioned into the corporate world. From 1968 until 1976 Lucas worked for J.C. Penney Company and became the company's first female and African-American lobbyist. From 1976 to 1995, she worked as a lobbyist for General Motors. She was also a consultant for a company she and her husband, C. Payne Lucas, started, Lodestar, LLC. She was a member of the NAACP and American League of Lobbyists. |
| Credits | Videographer, Edgar Carey Lane. |
| Performer |
Racine Tucker Hamilton, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Washington, District of Columbia 2004 May 25. |
| 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 | A2004.058 HistoryMakers |
