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Winter, William Desegregating Public Schools in Mississippi
[Annotator's Note: Segment begins with the interviewer asking William Winter about civil rights during his political...
Smith, Rothacker Detroit
Rothacker Smith's family moved into his grandfather's house in Detroit before the Great Depression. There, Smith and...
Simons, F.M. Disc Jockey and Thoughts on War
F.M. Richard Simons was a disc jockey for a while and then had enough points [Annotator's Note: a point system was...
Smith, Rothacker Discharge
Despite his excitement at being liberated from German custody, Rothacker Smith knew he was to return to a racist and...
Edward, Isaac Discharged and Reenlisting
Isaac Edward could not find much work after being discharged at the end of the war so he volunteered for the US Air...
Haines, Joseph Discovering Segregation
Joseph Haines was drafted in April 1944. He was sent to Camp Lee, Virginia. He got off the train and there were two...
Espree, Elmo Discrimination
Before Elmo Espree got on the ship for deployment overseas, his group of black soldiers was lined up first on the...
Oka, Walter Discrimination Against Japanese-Americans in Hawaii
Asked about discrimination in Hawaii, Walter Oka observed that the Filipinos that lived in the area held animosity for...
Culp, Oscar Discrimination and Reflections
Oscar Culp was able to write home during the time of his military service. The cost of postage has risen sharply over...
Alexander, Samson Discrimination in the Air Force
Samson Alexander got the idea to join the US Air Force but did not have a college education. The principal of his...
Kibort, Reva Displaced Person Camp
Reva Kibort joined her two sisters who went to a DP [Annotator's Note: displaced person] camp near Munich called...
Minehira, Helene Displaced Person in Hawaii
Helene Minehira [Annotator's Note: a person of Japanese descent living in Hawaii] and her family were forces off their...
Somogyi, Peter Dr. Josef Mengele
Peter Somogyi met Dr. Mengele [Annotator's Note: Dr. Josef Mengele, also known as the Angel of Death] while he was in...
Francis, Norman Drafted into the Army
Dr. Norman Francis was drafted into the Army after graduating from law school [Annotator's Note: in 1956]. He graduated...
Boutwell, George Drill Instructor
[Annotator’s Note: Can hear ringing from interviewee’s hearing aid throughout segment.] George N. Boutwell served in...
Arbour, Joseph Duties Aboard the USS Portland (CA-33)
Joseph Arbour went on an outfit ship with 20 other boys to meet up the USS Portland (CA-33). It took 13 days to finally...
Alexander, Samson Duty in Japan
Samson Alexander was in the Air Force during the Korean conflict. He had a girlfriend in Denver [Annotator's Note:...
Szafran, Daniel Early Family Life
Daniel Szafran was born in February 1927 in Stryków, Poland. He came from a large family having five brothers, two...
Brien, Russel Early Farm Life
Russell Brien was born in June 1925 in Houma, Louisiana. His father was a sugar cane farmer and Brien would run to the...
Taffel, Nathan Early Life
Nathan Taffel was born in Radomish Weilke, Poland in May 1928. He was the second youngest of ten children, seven girls...
Zolkower, Maurice "Murray" Early Life
Maurice Zolkower was born in February 1921 in New York City, New York. It was very nice growing up there. He grew up in...
Ikari, Norman Early Life
Norman Ikari was born in Seattle, Washington on 17 February 1919. His parents were Japanese immigrants. Life was not...
Becker, Irving Early Life
Irving Becker was born in 1921 in Vienna, Austria and grew up there. He was an only child. His father was a shoe...
Befera, Victor Early Life
Victor Befera was born April 1926 in Hibbing, Minnesota. He grew up in the small iron mining town near Canada with his...
Rosenzweig, Abraham Early Life
Abraham Rosenzweig was born in Chicago, Illinois in January 1924 and grew up there. He had three sisters named Shirley...
LaNier, Joseph Early Life
Joseph Conklin LaNier, II was born in Columbus, Mississippi on 25 March 1926. He personally adapted the spelling of his...
Sawada, Lily Early Life
Lily Myoko [Annotator’s Note: her maiden name was given but was not audible] Sawada was born on 28 September 1927 in...
Jones, James Early Life
James B. Jones was born in March 1922 in Laurel [Annotator's Note: Laurel, Mississippi]. His father worked for a white...
Cyr, Zeno Early Life
Zeno St. Cyr was born in 1922 in St. Louis, Missouri. Although his family was from New Orleans, at the time of St. Cyr'...
Baranek, Martin Early Life
Martin Baranek was born in August 1930 in Wierzbnik, Poland, the older of the two sons of his Jewish family. He...
Hammond, Robert Early Life
Robert Hammond was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1926. His father was a postal worker and his mother a...
Montgomery, Dabney Early LIfe
Dabney N. Montgomery was born in Selma, Alabama on 18 April 1923. He grew up with five of his siblings from his father’...
Towle, John Early Life
John W. Towle was born in June 1921 in Sequoyah Hills. Towle's family moved to a dairy farm in Bearden when he was...
Levy, Anne Early Life
Anne Levy was born in Lodz, Poland in July 1935. Before the war started, she was a very young girl [Annotator's Note:...
Smith, Rothacker Early Life
Rothacker Smith served as a medic in the Army in Italy during World War 2 where he was wounded and later captured by...
Cohn, Major Early Life
Major L. Cohn was born in Manhattan, New York in October 1927. He grew up in Brooklyn during the difficult times of the...

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