- Collection:
- Nashville Public Library Digital Collections Portal: Civil Rights
- Title:
- Oral history interview with James Carlew, 2004 March 25, excerpt 07
- Creator:
- Carlew, James, 1927-
- Contributor to Resource:
- Patterson, Larry, 1944-
- Publisher:
- Excerpt from: VHPCarlewJ audio cassette recording converted to mp3 format in 2006.
Veterans History Project, Special Collections Division, Nashville Public Library. - Date of Original:
- 2004-03-25
- Subject:
- Veterans History Project (U.S.)
United States. Navy--Military life
United States. Army--Military life
Veterans--Tennessee--Interviews
World War, 1939-1945--Participation, African American
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
Korean War, 1950-1953--Veterans--Tennessee--Interviews
Korean War, 1950-1953--Participation, African American
Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal narratives, American
African Americans--Segregation--United States
Operational rations (Military supplies)
United States--Race relations
Carlew, James, 1927- --Interviews - People:
- Carlew, James, 1927-
- Location:
- United States, Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, 36.16589, -86.78444
- Medium:
- sound recordings
oral histories (literary works) - Type:
- Sound
- Description:
- An excerpt from an oral history interview with Nashville veteran James Carlew, conducted on 25 March 2004 by Larry Patterson as part of the Nashville Public Library's Veterans History Project. Carlew, who served in the Navy during World War II and in the Army in the Korean War, discusses the differences in his service during two wars, serving in two branches of the military, during times of both racial segregation and integration. He also compares the food in the two conflicts. The complete interview, as well as an index, is available in the repository.
- Metadata URL:
- http://digital.library.nashville.org/u?/nr,639
- Rights Holder:
- U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital content, which is provided for educational purposes only and may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed for any other purpose without written permission. Please contact the Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219. Telephone (615) 862-5782.
- Extent:
- audio/mp3 (2 min., 02 sec. )
- Contributing Institution:
- Nashville Public Library (Tenn.). Special Collections Division
- Rights:
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