- Collection:
- W.J. Usery, Jr., Papers
- Title:
- W. J. Usery, Jr., oral history interview, 1987-03-16 (Tape 5)
- Creator:
- Usery, W. J., Jr., 1923-
- Contributor to Resource:
- Hough, Leslie S.
Southern Labor Archives - Publisher:
- W. J. Usery, Jr. Papers, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library
- Date of Original:
- 1987-03-16
- Subject:
- Military service, Voluntary
Race relations
Usery, W. J., Jr., 1923-
Vinson, Carl, 1883-1981 - People:
- Talmadge, Eugene, 1884-1946
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Baldwin County, Milledgeville, 33.08014, -83.2321
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- Text
Sound - Description:
- Usery describes meeting Georgia United States Congressman Carl Vinson, head of the Armed Forces Committee, both as a five year old and later as Secretary of Labor. As a child, Usery garnered enjoyment from watching court cases, and he describes Georgia governors' campaigns, particularly that of Gene Talmadge and county election contests. Usery describes people's modes of transportation in the context of social changes taking place between his childhood and his entry into military service. Specifically, Usery describes changes in race relations and women's roles.
http://research.library.gsu.edu/c.php?g=115649&p=752736 - Local Identifier:
- L1985-12_AV0005
- Metadata URL:
- http://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/usery/id/720
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for educational uses. For other uses, you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: W. J. Usery, Jr., in an interview conducted by Les Hough, March 16-18, 1987, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia. L1985-12_AV0005, Southern Labor Archives. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library.
- Extent:
- 00:47:30
- Holding Institution:
- Georgia State University. Special Collections
- Rights:
-
