- Additional Authors
- Description
- 1 online resource (6 video files (2 hr., 45 min., 21 sec.)) : sound, color.
- Summary
- Foundation executive Bobby William Austin was born on December 29, 1944 in Jonesville, Kentucky. After attending Western Kentucky University and Fisk University, Austin earned his Ph.D. from McMaster University in Canada in 1972. After working as a consultant and in a number of positions with the University of the District of Columbia, Austin was hired by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, where he served as program director for eight years. In 1997, Austin founded the Village Foundation. Its mission is to engage African American young men and boys in American society, by reconnecting them first to their local communities and then to the larger society. He is the co-author of Repairing the Breach with HistoryMaker Andrew Young. Austin has been recognized repeatedly for his work, with listings in Who's Who in Black America, Men of Achievement, and Outstanding Young Men of America, among others.
- Alternative Title
- History Makers video oral history with Bobby William Austin
- Bobby William Austin
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Internet videos.
- Interviews.
- Nonfiction films.
- Oral histories.
- Credits (note)
- Videographer, Edgar Carey Lane.
- OCLC
- 994208760
- Title
The HistoryMakers video oral history with Bobby William Austin.
- Publisher
Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]
- Country of Producing Entity
United States. naf
- Playing Time
024521
- Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
- Type of Medium
computer
- Type of Carrier
online resource
- Digital File Characteristics
video file
- Performer
Larry Crowe, interviewer.
- Credits
Videographer, Edgar Carey Lane.
- Event
Recorded Washington, District of Columbia 2004 August 5.
- Source of description
Vendor-supplied metadata.
- Connect to:
- Indexed Term
Foundation Chief Executive.
- Added Author
Austin, Bobby William, interviewee.
Crowe, Larry F., interviewer.
Lane, Edgar Carey, director of photography.
HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company.