Interview with John S. Scott, Jr., August 24, 1976, Janesville, Wisconsin
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Scott, John S., Jr
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Clem Imhoff interviews John S. Scott, Jr. on August 24, 1976 in Janesville, Wisconsin. Scott tells of growing up in Coweta, Oklahoma, his experiences co-existing as a Black family amongst both whites and Creek Indians, segregation in Coweta, religious views, and his parents' inability to vote. Scott also tells of his desire to be a doctor, his work for the railroad, his move to Chicago, and his time riding the rails with hobos. Other topics discussed include membership with the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, the Porter's strikes, and his move to Janesville.This oral history is from a series of tape-recorded interviews conducted by Clem Imhoff for the Janesville Bicentennial Committee with twelve Janesville, Wisconsin, men active in the local labor movement, primarily in the 1920s through 1940s. The men belonged to the firefighters, teamsters, and the auto, rubber, electrical, and textile workers unions and worked at the Parker Pen Company, Rock River Woolen Mills, Fisher
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