- Collection:
- Warner Robins Heritage Society Oral History Project
- Title:
- Oral history interview with Marvis Roberts and Warris Jones, 2013 June 5
- Creator:
- Roberts, Marvis
- Contributor to Resource:
- Jones, Warris
Chalout, Mike - Publisher:
- Warner Robins Heritage Society Oral History Project, Houston County Public Library System
- Date of Original:
- 2013-06-05
- Subject:
- Robins Air Force Base (Ga.)
Baseball--Georgia--Warner Robins
Baseball fields--Georgia--Warner Robins
Segregation--Georgia--Warner Robins
Buses--Georgia--Warner Robins
African Americans--Georgia--Warner Robins
Warner Robins (Ga.)--Race relations - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Houston County, Warner Robins, 32.61574, -83.62664
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- Moving Image
- Description:
- Oral history interview with Marvis Roberts and Warris Jones conducted by Mike Chalout on June 5, 2013 as part of the Warner Robins Heritage Society Oral History Project. The project was sponsored by the Warner Robins Rotary Club and Flint Energies.
Marvis Roberts and Warris Jones are introduced -- Jones describes his origins -- Roberts describes his origins and career -- Roberts and Jones give their early impressions of Warner Robins -- Jones describes the local baseball teams in Warner Robins -- Jones lists other baseball teams they would play -- Jones lists the ballparks where they used to play -- Jones discusses the PA system and team revenue -- Jones talks about attendance -- Jones talks about the best teams they played -- Jones talks about segregation and integration between the teams -- Roberts talks about starting up the Warner Robins Jets -- Roberts talks about traveling with the Jets -- Roberts discusses the involvement of military personnel with the Jets - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/hlp_wroh_robertsm001
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/wroh/id:robertsm001
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 interview : 20:21 minutes
- Original Collection:
- Warner Robins Heritage Society Oral History Project, Houston County Public Library System
- Holding Institution:
- Houston County Public Library System
- Rights:
-
