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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.