Oral Histories
Eleanor Holmes Norton
2017-03-19T12:00:17-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMzgzXC8yMDE3MDMxOTEyMDIyMzAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) talked about her childhood, growing up in Washington, D.C., and attending Dunbar, the country’s first public high school for African Americans. Representative Norton also spoke about those who influenced her career and about her time as chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. This interview was conducted in 2005 by Julian Bond. It’s from the University of Virginia “Explorations in Black Leadership” oral history collection.
Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) talked about her childhood, growing up in Washington, D.C., and attending Dunbar, the country’s first public high…
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Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) talked about her childhood, growing up in Washington, D.C., and attending Dunbar, the country’s first public high school for African Americans. Representative Norton also spoke about those who influenced her career and about her time as chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. This interview was conducted in 2005 by Julian Bond. It’s from the University of Virginia “Explorations in Black Leadership” oral history collection. close
Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) talked about her childhood, growing up in Washington, D.C., and attending Dunbar, the country’s first public high… read more
Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) talked about her childhood, growing up in Washington, D.C., and attending Dunbar, the country’s first public high school for African Americans. Representative Norton also spoke about those who influenced her career and about her time as chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. This interview was conducted in 2005 by Julian Bond. It’s from the University of Virginia “Explorations in Black Leadership” oral history collection. close
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