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Titles: Rondo Oral History Project: Interview with William L. Collins, Jr. (Supplied title)
Description: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Billy Collins grew up in the Rondo community. The youth organizations and mentors provided there made a positive influence in his life. Billy's role model during his teen years was his father even though he spent the majority of his time away from home working as a waiter on the railroad. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Rondo community and the youth organizations and mentors there; his role model during his teen years; racism experienced outside the Rondo community and in Central High School in the 1960s; his driving motivation to serve the black community; Rondo teenage social scene and The Pivot malt shop.
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Holding Type: Oral History - Interview
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Quantity: 1 sound cassette 50 pages transcript 2 audio files
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