Hidden Bibliographic Details
| Varying Form of Title: | History Makers video oral history with Eddie Jenkins, Jr.
Eddie Jenkins, Jr.
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| Other authors / contributors: | Jenkins, Eddie, 1950- interviewee.
Crowe, Larry F., interviewer.
Burghelea, Neculai, director of photography.
Hickey, Matthew, 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, Neculai Burghelea.
Videographer, Matthew Hickey.
Larry Crowe, interviewer.
Recorded Boston, Massachusetts 2007 February 14.
Recorded Boston, Massachusetts 2007 September 11.
Vendor-supplied metadata.
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| Summary: | Football player and labor lawyer Eddie Joseph Jenkins, Jr. was born on August 31, 1950 in Jacksonville, Florida. Jenkins attended Public School #154 and was mentored by Coach Vince O'Connor at St. Francis Preparatory School. Graduating in 1968, Jenkins enrolled at Holy Cross College earning his B.A. degree in 1972. Drafted by the National Football League, Jenkins joined the 1972 Miami Dolphins, winning the 1973 Super Bowl. In 1975, Jenkins earned his J.D. degree from Suffolk University Law School, and in 1978, he went to work for the United States Labor Department. In 1986, Jenkins established the law offices of Eddie Jenkins and Associates and began teaching at Suffolk University Law School. Jenkins ran for District Attorney of Suffolk County in 1990. Jenkins later formed the "Building the Road Foundation" to provide leadership and training for young blacks and Latinos. In 2003, Jenkins was appointed chairman of the Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission.
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