The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with The Honorable Augustus F. "Gus" Hawkins

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with The Honorable Augustus F. "Gus" Hawkins

9/12/2003

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2003.255

U.S. congressman The Honorable Augustus F. "Gus" Hawkins (1907 - 2007 ) served in the California State Assembly for twenty-eight years and then for another twenty-eight years in the U.S. House of Representatives. Hawkins was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 9/12/2003, in Washington, D.C.. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 1; Total Tapes: 4; Total Run Time: 02h 01m 00s

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Hawkins, Augustus F., 1907-2007

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Augustus Freeman Hawkins (August 31, 1907 – November 10, 2007) was a prominent American Democratic Party politician and a figure in the history of Civil Rights and organized labor. Over the course of his career, Hawkins authored more than 300 state and federal laws, the most famous of which are Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the 1978 Humphrey-Hawkins Full Employment Act. He was known as the "silent warrior" for his commitment to education and ending unemployment. Hawkins emphasize...