The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with The Honorable Chaka Fattah

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

OralHistoryResource

The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with The Honorable Chaka Fattah

5/5/2005

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2005.119

U.S. congressman The Honorable Chaka Fattah (1956 - ) was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1982. In 1988, he was elected to the State Senate, and in 1995, Fattah beat an incumbent to win the congressional seat. Fattah has been identified by Time magazine as one of the 50 most promising leaders in the country. Fattah was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 5/5/2005, in Washington, D.C.. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 1; Total Tapes: 3; Total Run Time: 01h 29m 20s

The HistoryMakers

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 11635294

The HistoryMakers

Related Entities

There are 1 Entities related to this resource.

Fattah, Chaka, 1956-

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6gg1jcx (person)

Chaka Fattah (born Arthur Davenport; November 21, 1956) is an American politician from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House for Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district from 1995 to 2016, and he was succeeded by fellow Democrat Dwight Evans. He previously served in the Pennsylvania Senate and the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Fattah grew up in Philadelphia, attending Overbrook High School and the Community College of Philadelphia. He i...