Shadd, John L. (John Less), 1924-2014

Bennett, Marcus

Charlotte, North Carolina

J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

2004-05-01

1 audio file (12:55) : digital, MP3

sound recording-nonmusical

spoken word

eng

John L. Shadd was a 82-year-old man at the time of interview, which took place in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was born in Charlotte in 1924. He studied for three years at Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, North Carolina and was employed with the U.S. Postal Service for forty years.

John L. Shadd briefly shares his thoughts on race relations within the United States during the 1930s-1970s. He comments on Jim Crow laws; the impact of the Civil Rights Movement on the livelihoods of all Americans, but African Americans in particular; and encounters with racism through his work as a railway mail clerk with the U.S. Postal Service.

MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview originally recorded on analog audio cassette and digitized using a Digidesign 003 rack.

Interview ends abruptly.

Postal service--Employees
Government executives

Shadd, John L. (John Less), 1924-2014

United States Postal Service

Race relations
Civil rights
Civil rights movements
Political and social views
Racism

North Carolina--Charlotte

Interviews
Oral histories

1930-2010

Student project on the Charlotte African American community

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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:2209