HistoryMakers: Mel Farr, Martha Reeves, and George Shirley
Clip: Season 43 Episode 2 | 12m 29s
Three HistoryMakers discuss their struggles and achievements. Ep 327/Seg 1.
The Library of Congress is now the permanent home for a collection of videotaped interviews detailing the black experience. The archive is called “The HistoryMakers,” and it’s the largest African-American oral history video collection in the country. Three of those HistoryMakers join us: Entrepreneur Mel Farr, Motown legend Martha Reeves, and Tenor and educator George Shirley. Episode 4302/Seg 1.
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HistoryMakers: Mel Farr, Martha Reeves, and George Shirley
Clip: Season 43 Episode 2 | 12m 29s
The Library of Congress is now the permanent home for a collection of videotaped interviews detailing the black experience. The archive is called “The HistoryMakers,” and it’s the largest African-American oral history video collection in the country. Three of those HistoryMakers join us: Entrepreneur Mel Farr, Motown legend Martha Reeves, and Tenor and educator George Shirley. Episode 4302/Seg 1.
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