Smith, Sam. November 20, 1973
Smith, Sam. November 20, 1973
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Title
Smith , Sam . November 20 , 1973
Birthdate/Interviewee
1922
Occupation/Interviewee
Storekeeper ; Expeditor
Interview Date
1973-11-20
Length of Interview
32 minutes
Subject
Smith, Sam Oral history--United States African Americans--Washington (state)--Seattle African Americans--Politics and government
Type
Sound
Genre
Interviews
Interview Location
United States--Washington (state)--Seattle
Interviewer
Taylor , Quintard
Abstractor
Knight , Margot H .
Abstract
SIDE A; 0 - 2 : Family background . Originally from Louisiana . Permanently settled in Seattle in 1936 after being in the Army . Education . 2 - 6 : Black churches , social clubs . Black political clubs he helped to organize . Much contact with relatives . Work as storekeeper and an expeditor , at Boeing . Many blacks at Boeing . 6 - 9 : Most blacks were Democrats . Black public officials and government workers . 9 - 16 : How he got involved in politics . Talks a bit about local politics and his election for City Council in 1967 . Election of 1969--- troubles in Seattle . His political philosophy . Mayoral candidates , in 1972 . 16 - 19 : Feelings about more blacks being elected to office . He's never regretted going into politics . 19 - 24 : Legislation he was instrumental in passing . City ordinances he worked on. 24 - 28 : His feelings about living in the Northwest . Progress blacks have made in Seattle .
Abstract Date
1979-06-15
Identifier
ct02t40smith
Collection
Is found in CT 2 , Black Oral History Interviews , 1972-1974 https://libraries.wsu.edu/masc/finders/ct2.htm at Washington State University Libraries ' Manuscripts , Archives , and Special Collections (MASC) https://libraries.wsu.edu/masc
Language
English
Digitization
Interview cassette tapes were digitized in 2002 as mp3 files , and uploaded in CONTENTdm .
Rights Notes
In copyright. As no permission forms were signed, rights for this interview remain both with the interviewees and Washington State University (as the interviewer conducted them as part of their WSU employment).
Publisher
Manuscripts , Archives , and Special Collections , Washington State University Libraries : https://libraries.wsu.edu/masc
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