| Other author/creator | Joseph, James A. (James Alfred), 1935- interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Butler, Cheryl B. (Cheryl Blanche), 1967- interviewer. |
| Other author/creator | Hickey, Matthew, director of photography. |
| Other author/creator | HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company. |
| Variant title |
History Makers video oral history with The Honorable James Joseph |
| Portion of title |
Honorable James Joseph |
| Abstract |
Civil rights activist and foreign ambassador James Joseph was born on March 12, 1935 in Plaisance, Louisiana. Joseph received his B.A. degree from Southern University and his M.Div. degree from Yale University. In 1963, Joseph taught at Stillman College where he became a civil rights organizer. As an ordained minister, Joseph also taught at Yale Divinity School. Joseph was hired as vice president of Cummins Engine Company and led the Cummings Engine Foundation. In 1977, he was appointed undersecretary of the Department of the Interior under President Jimmy Carter. In 1982, Joseph became president and C.E.O. of the Council on Foundations. While serving as ambassador to South Africa from 1996 to 2000, Joseph was the first and only U.S. ambassador to present credentials to President Nelson Mandela. After Hurricane Katrina, Joseph served as chairman of the Louisiana Disaster Recovery Foundation. He authored The Charitable Impulse and Remaking America. |
| Credits | Videographer, Matthew Hickey. |
| Performer |
Cheryl Butler, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Chapel Hill, North Carolina 2007 June 24. |
| 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 | A2007.186 HistoryMakers |
