McAdams, William Ligas, Szymon Rivers, Kevon
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Approximately 1 hour and 23 minutesIn this oral history interview, Willie discusses life growing up in the Quad Cities, as well as how his family originally came to the area. He mainly discusses his life as a teenager in Moline, Illinois during World War II recounting numerous events and people during those years that greatly shaped his life. He offers insight into what was taking place economically, socially, and educationally in the Quad Cities and how the area and his life ch...William McAdams was born 7 October 1928 in Moline, Illinois where he graduated from Moline Senior High School in 1947. He worked various jobs in Moline during his youth; first as a shoe shiner then a manual laborer at John Deere. He was a part-time student at the University of Iowa and at Augustana College, where he pursued a Bachelors in general science from 1947-1958. He later served in the army during the Korean War, where he was deployed i...[0:00-0:15] Introduction [0:16-3:13] Willie McAdams’s life growing up in Moline, IL [3:14-5:48] How Willie’s family originally came to the Quad Cities [5:49-7:08] The black community in the Q.C. [7:09-10:42] Willie’s school life and football career [10:43-12:24] Willie’s parents and the different places he lived in around the Q.C. [12:25-15:29] Different public attitude towards World War II and respect for soldiers compared to future wars [15:3...The setting for our interview was at the Rock Island Hy-Vee, approximately a mile away from campus, at 11:30 AM. We arrived thirty minutes early in...
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