- Collection:
- Southern Labor Archives
- Title:
- James Allen Preston oral history interview, 2016-10-12
- Creator:
- Preston, James Allen
- Contributor to Resource:
- Drummond, Traci
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia State University Library
- Date of Original:
- 2016-10-12
- Subject:
- Air traffic control
Race relations
Actors
Theater
Segregation
Sports
Labor Unions - Location:
- United States, California, 37.25022, -119.75126
United States, District of Columbia, Washington, 38.89511, -77.03637 - Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
interviews - Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- James Preston was born in Washington, D.C. in 1932. His father was an auto mechanic and his mother was a maid. His father left their family when Preston was five years old and his mother died when he was fifteen years old. Preston was an athlete throughout high school and college, which he attended on a track and field scholarship. He left college to join the Navy but returned to school later. Preston became an air traffic controller, but during his mid-thirties he changed careers and became an actor. Preston has worked in theater, television, and film.
In this interview, James Allen Preston discusses his childhood with his mother and sister, and he discusses his adolescence after his mother passed away. He describes his high school experience and athletic prowess. Preston then transitions to discussing his theater and acting career, which continues to this day. He later returns to his college years, Navy experience, and air traffic control days. He concludes the interview by discussing issues within the field of air traffic control such as union issues and health issues. - Metadata URL:
- http://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/labor/id/6724
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- Copyright to this item is owned by Georgia State University Library. Georgia State University Library has made this item available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. For more information see http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: Preston, James Allen, interviewed by Traci Drummond, October 12, 2016, African Americans in Transportation Oral History Project, Southern Labor Archives. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University.
- Extent:
- 03:32:38
- Original Collection:
- African Americans in Transportation Oral History Project
Southern Labor Archives - Holding Institution:
- Georgia State University. Special Collections
- Rights:
-
