McKay, Archie interview

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Material Information

Title:: McKay, Archie interview
Creator:: McKay, Archie, interviewee
William H. Turner Technical Arts High School ( Contributor )
Language:: English
Physical Description:: 1 digital audio recording (approximately 13 minutes): 1 digital transcript (6 pages): 1 digital video (approximately 13 minutes)

Subjects / Keywords:: African Americans -- Civil rights -- Florida -- Miami -- History
African Americans -- Florida -- Miami -- Social conditions
African American police -- Florida -- Miami Dade County
Genre:: Oral history
Spatial Coverage:: United States of America -- Florida -- Miami-Dade -- Miami

Summary:: Archie McKay interviewed by a student named Jasmine(?) at Turner Tech in Miami, Florida. This interview is part of the Turner Tech Oral History Archive, a collection of Turner Tech students' oral history interviews that grows every year. Each year, Turner Tech students utilize their technical skills learned in the school to capture local history and honor the community's pioneer citizens. Students interview, record, transcribe and reproduce the memories of Miami residents, with a focus on civil rights. Archie McKay was born in Fort Green, Florida and moved to Miami, Florida in 1939. In this interview, he talks about his family background, his feelings about living in then-segregated Miami, and his experience with racial issues as an African American police officer at work. ( English )
Ownership:: William H. Turner Technical Arts High School

Source Institution:: Florida International University
Rights Management:: Please contact the owning institution for licensing and permissions. It is the users responsibility to ensure use does not violate any third party rights.
Resource Identifier:: FI07040619