The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with William T. Coleman, Jr.

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with William T. Coleman, Jr.

11/7/2006

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2006.132

Corporate lawyer and presidential secretary William T. Coleman, Jr. (1920 - 2017 ) was the second African American to hold a Cabinet position at Harvard Law School, the first African American clerk of the U.S. Supreme Court and the first African American to join an all-white law firm; he was senior partner of O’Melveny & Myers LLP. Coleman was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 11/7/2006, in Washington, D.C.. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 1; Total Tapes: 9; Total Run Time: 04h 23m 40s

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Coleman, William T. (William Thaddeus), 1920-2017

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William Thaddeus Coleman Jr. (July 7, 1920 – March 31, 2017) was an American attorney and judge. Coleman was the fourth United States Secretary of Transportation, from March 7, 1975, to January 20, 1977, and the second African American to serve in the United States Cabinet. As an attorney, Coleman played a major role in significant civil rights cases. At the time of his death, Coleman was the oldest living former Cabinet member. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he graduated from Germantown...