- Collection:
- They Endure: A Chronicle of Courage Oral History Project
- Title:
- Oral history interview with Mr June Willis
- Creator:
- Roebuck, Frank
- Contributor to Resource:
- Willis, June, 1912-1983
- Publisher:
- Roddenbery Memorial Library
- Date of Original:
- 1982-09-02
- Subject:
- African American baseball players
Discrimination in sports - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Grady County, Cairo, 30.87751, -84.20214
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/wav
- Description:
- During an oral history interview on September 2, 1982, Mr June Willis describes the decline of his personal health including high blood pressure, heart problems and amputated limbs. He discusses his passion for baseball, and describes the segregation and integration of baseball. Funding for digitization provided by the Georgia Public Library Service, a unit of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, using Library Services and Technology Act funding through the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:zhj_tecc_rml-ohp-047b
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:zhj_tecc_rml-ohp-047b
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- [Interviewee's name] ([date of the interview]). Interview by Frank Roebuck/Robert Hall. They Endure: A Chronicle of Courage, Roddenbery Memorial Library, Cairo, GA.
- Extent:
- 45:32:00
- Original Collection:
- They Endure: A Chronicle of Courage Oral History Project
- Holding Institution:
- Roddenbery Memorial Library
- Rights:
-
