Title Work

Title No: 189

Title: Interview with Carl Stokes

Medium: Audio; Moving Image

Original Medium: Film; Recorded Sound; Video

Date: 27 Oct  1988 (Created)

Interview with Carl Stokes conducted for Eyes on the Prize II. Discussion centers on the 1967 Cleveland mayoral election in which Mr. Stokes defeated Seth Taft, becoming the first Black mayor of a major American city.

Countries of Origin: U.S.A.

Duration: 46 min 58 sec 

Genres: Interview

Subjects: Cleveland (Ohio)--Politics and government; African American mayors; Mayors--Ohio--Cleveland--Election

Name As Subjects: Stokes, Carl; Taft, Seth Chase