The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Reatha Clark King

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Reatha Clark King

1/16/2012

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2012.001

Chemist Reatha Clark King (1938 - ) served as the president of Metropolitan State University, executive director of General Mills foundation and vice president of the General Mills Corporation. King was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 1/16/2012, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 1; Total Tapes: 10; Total Run Time: 04h 51m 04s

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King, Reatha Clark, 1938-

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Chemist and corporate executive Reatha Clark King was born on April 11, 1938 in Pavo, Georgia. She moved with her mother to Moultrie, Georgia after her parents separated when King was in elementary school. The daughter of poorly-educated sharecroppers, King joined her family in the cotton fields throughout her childhood. King began her education in a one-room schoolhouse where she excelled in school. In 1954, King graduated as valedictorian from the Moultrie High School for Negro Youth. She then...