The HistoryMakers video oral history with Freddie Lucas.
Business consultant and lobbyist Freddie Hill Lucas was born on January 4, 1936 in Lynchburg, Virginia. Lucas spent most of her childhood years growing up on the campus of Morgan University where both of her parents were professors. Her father, Talmadge Hill, was the coach of Morgan's basketbal...
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| Language: | English |
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The HistoryMakers,
[2016]
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| Summary: | Business consultant and lobbyist Freddie Hill Lucas was born on January 4, 1936 in Lynchburg, Virginia. Lucas spent most of her childhood years growing up on the campus of Morgan University where both of her parents were professors. Her father, Talmadge Hill, was the coach of Morgan's basketball team and a health instructor. Her mother, Frances Hill, was a music professor. In 1952, she earned her high school diploma from Frederick Douglass High School. After working as an assistant professor at several universities, she transitioned into the corporate world. From 1968 until 1976 Lucas worked for J.C. Penney Company and became the company's first female and African-American lobbyist. From 1976 to 1995, she worked as a lobbyist for General Motors. She was also a consultant for a company she and her husband, C. Payne Lucas, started, Lodestar, LLC. She was a member of the NAACP and American League of Lobbyists. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (4 video files (1 hr., 57 min., 43 sec.)) : sound, color. |
| Playing Time: | 01:57:43 |
| Production Credits: | Videographer, Edgar Carey Lane. |
| Access: | Access to electronic resources restricted to Simmons University students, faculty and staff. |