An Oral History Project Conducted by John Robert Lewis Fellow Kevin Linder
Project Description
My oral history project was an interview with my father, Marion Linder, who served two tours of duty in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. The entire interview spanned the course of several hours and traced his life experiences from his childhood in the segregated south and navigating segregate schools in Atlanta through his forcible conscription into the army during the Vietnam War and his experiences defending abstract democratic values for a country overseas that he and his family did not have at home in the United States. The interview was very much a labor of love and the raw footage encapsulates an important American experience that risks being lost to the passage of time.
Oral History Interview - 04/2023
Presentation Recording