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| Varying Form of Title: | History Makers video oral history with The Honorable Charles B. Rangel
The Honorable Charles B. Rangel
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| Other authors / contributors: | Rangel, Charles B., interviewee.
Richardson, Julieanna L., interviewer.
Stearns, Scott, director of photography.
HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company.
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| Sound characteristics: | digital
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| Digital file characteristics: | video file
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| Notes: | Videographer, Scott Stearns.
Julieanna L. Richardson, interviewer.
Recorded Washington, District of Columbia 2003 July 22.
Vendor-supplied metadata.
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| Summary: | U.S. Congressman Charles Rangel was born in New York on June 11, 1930. Raised primarily by his mother and maternal grandfather, Rangel joined the U.S. Army after dropping out of high school. He was wounded in action during the Korean War and received the Bronze Star and Purple Heart for his service. After returning to the United States, Rangel attended New York University, where he earned his B.A. degree in 1957. In 1960, he received his law degree from St. John's University Law School. After serving as assistant U.S. attorney and a member of the New York State Assembly, Rangel won a historic election to Congress against a powerful incumbent, the Rev. Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Rangel represented Harlem from 1971. He helped found the Congressional Black Caucus and has been an active member on issues of trade and human resources. He and his wife, Alma, lived in Harlem with their two children.
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