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The HistoryMakers video oral history with Morrie Turner
Title
The HistoryMakers video oral history with Morrie Turner.
Publication
Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]
Physical Description
1 online resource (6 video files (2 hr., 55 min., 38 sec.)) : sound, color.
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Videographer, Scott Stearns.
Access and use
Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
Cartoonist Morris "Morrie" Turner was born on December 11, 1923 in Oakland, California. He attended schools in Oakland and graduated from Berkeley High School in 1942. Turner had never received formal art training. During World War II, he served in the Army, and drew a series, Rail Head, for Stars and Stripes. Later he freelanced cartoons to national publications. In 1965, he created a series Wee Pals, a world without prejudice, celebrating ethnic differences, the first multi-ethnic cartoon syndicated in the United States. Turner had written several children's books including The Illustrated Biography of Martin Luther King, Jr. His many honors include receiving the Sparky Award for best cartoonist in 2000 and being inducted into the California Public Education Hall of Fame. He was the subject of a film called Keeping the Faith with Morrie. Turner passed away on January 25, 2014.
Variant and related titles
History Makers video oral history with Morrie Turner
Morrie Turner
HistoryMakers. OCLC KB.
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 04, 2021
Credits
Videographer, Scott Stearns.
Performers
Loretta Henry, interviewer.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Internet videos.
Interviews.
Nonfiction films.
Oral histories.
Oral histories.
Internet videos.
Nonfiction films.
Also listed under
HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company.
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