Branch, Antwan

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 College background; draft; divisions on campus over the Vietnam war between different academic departments; Protests of May 1970: rallies in front of Administration building, occupation of Skinner building, arrest of Professor Ed Beal; Protests of 1971: blockading Route one, National Guard occupation, Genera; Warfield commander of National Guard, Governor Mandel's reaction to demonstrations, effect of protests on campus life; goals of anti-war movement; personal involvement in...

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Mr. Goodman discusses and describes nine photographs he took during the protests.

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Early life; army enlistment, 167; basic training; experiences in Officer Candidate School (OCS); experiences in Vietnam - daily life, troop reaction to war, cultural differences in army, reception from public when returned home from tour of duty, experiences with post traumatic stress syndrome; comparison of Vietnam war to Iraq war

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...