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Robert (Bob) Dorsey Oral History

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Dorsey, Robert Hill, Vivian Denson-Rogers, Nina

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Robert "Bob" Dorsey speaks with Vivian Hill and Nina Denson-Rogers about being born and raised in Fort Myers, Florida, serving in the U.S. Army Airborne Rangers, eventually receiving a Silver Star and a Vietnamese Service Cross. Dorsey coached boxers in Korea and Burma, going on to coach and win a gold medal in the 1984 Olympics.
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Keywords

  1. African American Soldiers
  2. African Americans
  3. Civil Rights
  4. Civil Rights Demonstrations
  5. Human Rights
  6. Olympics
  7. Paratroopers
  8. Segregation
  9. United States
  10. Veterans
  11. Vietnam War, 1961 1975

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