The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with The Honorable Johnny Ford

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with The Honorable Johnny Ford

4/25/2019

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2019.033

Political leader Johnny Ford (1942 - ) served eight non-consecutive terms as mayor of Tuskegee, Alabama between 1972 and 2016. He also co-founded the National Conference of Black Mayors and served as state representative of the 82nd District of Alabama from 1998 to 2004. Ford was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 4/25/2019, in Houston, Texas. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 1; Total Tapes: 9; Total Run Time: 04h 06m 15s

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Ford, Johnny, 1942-

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Political leader Johnny Ford was born on August 23, 1942 in Midway, Alabama to Bertha and Willie Patterson, and was raised by his Aunt Tennessee Ford and Uncle Charlie Benjamin Ford. He graduated from Tuskegee Institute High School and received his B.A. degree from Knoxville College in Knoxville, Tennessee in 1964. Later, Ford received his M.P.A. degree from Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama in 1977.After graduation, Ford moved to New York City and worked for the Greater New York Council of t...