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| Varying Form of Title: | History Makers video oral history with The Honorable Calvin Smyre
The Honorable Calvin Smyre
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| Other authors / contributors: | Smyre, Calvin, 1947- 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 Atlanta, Georgia 2002 March 21.
Vendor-supplied metadata.
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| Summary: | State legislator Calvin Smyre was born on May 17, 1947. Smyre studied business administration at Fort Valley State University, where he earned his B.S. degree. Smyre was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 1974. In 1986, Governor Joe Frank Harris appointed Smyre floor leader, the first time a black representative held this position in Georgia. Smyre sponsored successful legislation on the construction of the Georgia Dome, the honoring of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday as a state holiday, and the fight to remove the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag. Smyre was a delegate to every Democratic National Convention since 1980. As campaign chairman and adviser, he worked on the presidential campaigns of Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton. He was also active in the world of finance as the executive vice president of corporate affairs for Synovus Financial Corporation.
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