The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with The Honorable Terri A. Sewell

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with The Honorable Terri A. Sewell

05/05/2017

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2017.096

Lawyer and political official Terri A. Sewell (1965 - ) was partner at the Birmingham law firm of Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C. and was the first African American woman to serve in the Alabama delegation of the U.S. House of Representatives. Sewell was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 05/05/2017, in Birmingham, Alabama. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 1; Total Tapes: 5; Total Run Time: 02h 25m 40s

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Sewell, Terri A., 1965-

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Terrycina Andrea "Terri" Sewell (born January 1, 1965) is an American lawyer and politician. She is a member of the Democratic Party. She has served as the U.S. Representative since 2011 for Alabama's 7th congressional district, which includes most of the Black Belt, as well as most of the predominantly Black portions of Birmingham, Tuscaloosa, and Montgomery. Born in Huntsville, Alabama and raised in Selma, Sewell was the first black valedictorian of Selma High School. She attended Princeton...