Charlie White Oral History Interview
- Title
- Charlie White Oral History Interview
- LC Subject
- African Americans Alumni and alumnae Basketball Racism
- Interviewee
- White, Charlie, 1938-
- Interviewer
- Plaza, Dwaine
- Description
- Charlie White discusses growing up in Detroit during the 1950s; joining the military and playing basketball oversees; his journey from junior college in Southern California to Oregon State University after being recruited for the OSU Men’s Basketball Team; his experiences both as an athlete and student at OSU and as a newcomer to Corvallis, 1964-1967; his work for the Crown-Zellerbach manufacturing facility in Antioch, California with the specific job to integrate the workforce; and his life-long passion for basketball. Related Materials: OSU Basketball Desegregation Event http://wpmu.library.oregonstate.edu/oregon-multicultural-archives/2011/09/27/basketball-desegregation-event/ Audio File via MediaSpace: http://media.oregonstate.edu/index.php/show/charlie_white_oral_history_interview_%5baudio_only%5d?id=0_vk1i9mis
- Work Type
- oral histories (literary works) transcripts
- Date
- 2011-05-18
- Identifier
- Charlie-White-oral-history-interview-2011-05-18
- Rights
- In Copyright
- Rights Holder
- Oregon Multicultural Archives, OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center
- Local Collection Name
- Oregon Multicultural Archives Oral History Collection (OH 18)
- Type
- Text
- Format
- application/pdf
- Set
- Oregon Multicultural Archives OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center Oregon State University Athletics
- Institution
- Oregon State University
- Modified
- 2012-09-05
- Submission Date
- 2011-11-22
