The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Joe Marshall

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Joe Marshall

3/28/2002

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2002.037

Nonprofit chief executive and youth advocate Joe Marshall (1947 - ) was the co-founder of the Omega Boys Club in San Francisco, which offered tutoring, basketball and other positive activities to young people in order for them to build positive lives. Marshall received the Freedom Works Award from the U.S. Congress, a MacArthur "Genius Award" and numerous other honors. Marshall was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 3/28/2002, in San Francisco, California. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 1; Total Tapes: 4; Total Run Time: 02h 01m 59s

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