Abstract
Mary Rose Oakar was born in Cleveland. She was the Congresswoman representing Cleveland’s 13th and 20th Congressional Districts. Oakar was the first Arab-American member of the House of Representatives and has served as president of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee. This 2017 interview was collected as part of a yearlong, community-wide commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Carl Stokes' election as mayor of Cleveland.
Interviewee
Oakar, Mary Rose (interviewee)
Interviewer
Perry, Dee (interviewer)
Project
Stokes: Honoring the Past, Inspiring the Future
Date
10-12-2017
Document Type
Oral History
Duration
80 minutes
Recommended Citation
"Mary Rose Oakar interview, 12 October 2017" (2017). Cleveland Regional Oral History Collection. Interview 501011.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/crohc000/1212
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