Interview with John Vaughn, July 7, 2016

Collection: Richard B. Russell Library Oral History Documentary Collection

Dublin Core

Subject

African Americans--History

African American veterans

Civil rights

United States. Army--Soldiers

Discrimination

African American teachers

United States--Veterans

United States--Civil rights

High school teachers

Description

John Vaughn was born in Rome, Georgia during the 1930s. Vaughn attended Morris Brown College and served in the Korean War as a battalion engineer. Vaughn taught in Summerville, Mississippi and has participated in the civil rights initiatives of Mississippi and Rome, Georgia. In this interview, Vaughn talks about his military experience, his teaching experience, his work in the NAACP, and changes in Rome, Georgia.

Creator

John Vaughn

Ashton Ellett

Date

2016-07-07

Identifier

RBRL175OHD-029

Coverage

Rome, Georgia

Oral History Item Type Metadata

Location

Rome, Georgia

Duration

91 minutes

Repository

Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

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Citation

John Vaughn and Ashton Ellett, “Interview with John Vaughn, July 7, 2016,” UGA Special Collections Libraries Oral Histories, accessed November 21, 2024, https://russelllibraryoralhistory.org/RBRL175OHD/RBRL175OHD-029.