Coleman, Raven

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Early life; army enlistment, 1967; long military tradition in family; basic training; Fort Lee; experiences as desk clerk in Vietnam; operation department; awarded Bronze Star for merit; life in Vietnam; life after returning home from Vietnam - employment, anti-war opposition he encountered

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The group discusses their individual experiences on the home front during WWII with an emphasis on their employment with Glenn L. Martin Aviation and Eastern Aircraft factories in Baltimore. Topics include: training courses; working conditions; relations with other workers, including men; job responsibilities; race relations; daily life on the home front; rationing; entertainment; V-J Day; being laid off; life after WWII; membership in the ARRA.

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Mr. Ralon discusses: decision to join Merchant Marine; training at Sheepshead Bay; life onboard a Liberty Ship; German attack on his convoy in English Channel; navigating a minefield in the Mediterranean Sea; experiences in Karachi, India; V-J Day celebration in Bombay; experiences in Lorenzo Marques; transporting troops across the Mediterranean Sea; lack of recognition for the contributions of the Merchant Marine; volunteering with Project Liberty Ship

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Blockston discusses: prewar years in the Merchant Marine; life at sea onboard a merchant ship; the German attacks on the Carlton; being captured in Norway by German forces; time in a German POW camp; repatriation.

Summary Background as an activist; teaching career prior to becoming an activist; involvement in civil rights movement prior to 1967; reasons he left civil rights movement and turned to peace movement; Baltimore Interfaith Peace Mission (BIPM); experiences as a draft counselor; Baltimore Four actions; trial of Baltimore Four; origins of Catonsville Nine; Phillip Berrigan; influence of Norman Morrison; protests at the Pentagon; prison experience; impact of Baltimore Four on national peace movement;...

Summary One in a series of interviews with Marylanders who served in armed services during WWII or worked in defense production on the home front. Dr. Byron discusses discrimination and segregation in pre and post-war Baltimore; discrimination in the Army; discrimination in wartime Europe; relations with white soldiers and officers; training at Tuskegee Airbase; advocacy of African American newspapers, civil rights activists, and Eleanor Roosevelt for Tuskegee Airmen; successes and accolades of the...

Summary Mr. Zinn was interviewed about both his WW2 experiences and his anti-war activities during the Vietnam War. This interview is also include as part of the Doris M. Johnson Project: We Had a Job to Do: Marylanders at Home and Abroad during World War II. Mr. Zinn discusses: the Vietnam anti war movement; the impact of Zinn's book, The Logic of Withdrawal, on the anti war movement; involvement in the civil rights movement; the role and impact of the Baltimore Four and Catonsville Nine;...

Summary Mr. Zinn was interviewed about both his WWII experiences and his anti-war activities during the Vietnam War. The interview is also part of the Doris M. Johnson Project: Vietnam War Series. Mr. Zinn discusses: the Vietnam anti war movement; the impact of Zinn's book, The Logic of Withdrawal, on the anti war movement; involvement in the civil rights movement; the role and impact of the Baltimore Four and Catonsville Nine; experiences speaking at rallies in Baltimore during their trials; Viva...

Summary One in a series of interviews with Marylanders who served in armed services during WWII or worked in defense production on the home front. Haysbert discusses: perspectives on military life; discrimination in the Army; training at Tuskegee Airbase; Colonel Davis; military operations in Europe; performance against German fighter plans; Tuskegee Airmen's exceptional record; leisure time in Italy; GI Bill and postwar education and career; accolades of Tuskegee Airmen; Congressional Medal of...

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Mr. Hodgin discusses his life during the Great Depression, before coming to work for Glenn L. Martin in Middle River. He spends considerable time discussing the Glenn L. Martin plant during WWII. Relevant topics include the influx of workers to Baltimore from the South and Appalachia, the company's town, workplace culture, Glenn L. Martin's treatment of the workforce, and President Roosevelt's visit to the plant.