The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Evelyn Cunningham

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Evelyn Cunningham

12/7/2006

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2006.153

Civil rights activist and newspaper reporter Evelyn Cunningham (1916 - 2010 ) worked at the Pittsburgh Courier as a reporter and columnist for twenty-two years. Between 1964 and 1990, Cunningham was appointed to more than a dozen government commissions and served as special assistant to U.S. President Gerald Ford. Cunningham was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 12/7/2006, in New York, New York. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 1; Total Tapes: 6; Total Run Time: 02h 56m 36s

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Cunningham, Evelyn, 1916-2010

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Evelyn Elizabeth Long Cunningham was born on January 25, 1916 in Elizabeth City, North Carolina to Clyde Long and Mary Whitehurst. Cunningham's grandmother was named Ellen Whitehurst, and she worked as a reporter for theElizabeth City Daily News. Cunningham's family relocated to New York City when she and her brother, Clyde, were young. Cunningham's parents decided to relocate after hearing Cunningham say that her life ambition was to pick cotton when she grew up. Cunningham attended P.S. 9 Elem...