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Oliver Baker interviewed by a student 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.
Oliver Baker was born in Lakeland, Florida in 1933 and grew up in Miami, Florida. In this interview, he talks about his feelings about growing up in then-segregated Miami, his experience with discrimination based on race, and his memory of the civil rights movement in 1960s.