The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with The Honorable Reverend Dr. Floyd Flake

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with The Honorable Reverend Dr. Floyd Flake

9/15/2001

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2001.032

U.S. congressman and minister The Honorable Reverend Dr. Floyd Flake (1945 - ) is the pastor of The Greater Allen Cathedral of New York and a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Under Flake's leadership, the church's membership has grown to more than 13,000, complete with a private school, senior citizens center and hundreds of housing units for its members and other community residents. Flake was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 9/15/2001, in Queens, New York. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 1; Total Tapes: 6; Total Run Time: 02h 41m 35s

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Flake, Floyd H. (Floyd Harold), 1945-

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Floyd Harold Flake (born January 30, 1945) is the senior pastor of the 23,000 member Greater Allen African Methodist Episcopal Cathedral in Jamaica, Queens, New York, and former president of Wilberforce University. He is a former member of the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1987 to 1997. Born in Los Angeles, California, Flake grew up in Houston, Texas as one of fifteen children of Robert Flake, Sr. and Rosie Lee Johnson-Flake. During his childhood, he was influenced by h...