- Collection:
- Tom Crosby’s Rosenwald School Oral History Collection, 2006-2011
- Title:
- John H. Bates oral history interview, 2009 November 16
- Creator:
- Bates, John H., 1938-
- Contributor to Resource:
- Crosby, Tom, 1940-
South Caroliniana Library. Office of Oral History - Publisher:
- Columbia, S.C. : University of South Carolina. South Caroliniana Library
- Date of Original:
- 2009-11-16
- Subject:
- Bates, John H., 1938---Interviews
Sims High School (Union, S.C.)--Football--History--20th century
African American basketball coaches--South Carolina--Interviews
Basketball coaches--South Carolina--Interviews
High school athletes--South Carolina--Union County--History
African Americans--Social life and customs--20th century
African American schools--South Carolina--Union County--History--20th century
African Americans--Education--South Carolina--History--20th century
African Americans--South Carolina--Interviews - Location:
- United States, South Carolina, Union County, 34.68928, -81.61942
United States, South Carolina, Union County, Union, McBeth Grammar School, 34.70708, -81.6176
United States, South Carolina, Union County, Union, Sims High School, 34.70097, -81.6101 - Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- In this oral history interview, John H. Bates discusses his educational experiences at McBeth Elementary and Sims High School (Union, South Carolina), the football team and Coach Moorer, his career as a basketball coach at Maryland Eastern Shore and Coppin State University, and a few of his players that were drafted into the National Basketball Association. John Harold Bates was born on December 13, 1938, in Union, South Carolina, one of fourteen children born to Lula Mae and Caldwell Bates. Tom Crosby interviewed John H. Bates in Union, South Carolina, on November 16, 2009. Interview covers Bates' education at McBeth Elementary School (grades 1-8) and at Sims High School (grades 9-12) from the mid-1940s to the mid-1950s.
- Metadata URL:
- http://digital.tcl.sc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/tomcrosbystr/id/56
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- Copyright: University of South Carolina. The transcript and audio are provided for individual Research Purposes Only; for all other uses, including publication, reproduction, and quotation beyond fair use, permission must be obtained in writing from: The South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina, 910 Sumter Street, Columbia, SC 29208
- Extent:
- 1 sound disc (52 min., 32 sec.) : digital, stereo. ; 4 3/4 in.;1 audiocassette (52 min., 32 sec.) : stereo. ; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in.
- Original Collection:
- Tom Crosby oral history collection, 2006-2011
Bates, John 16Nov2009 CROS 032 - Contributing Institution:
- South Caroliniana Library
- Rights:
-
