COLLECTION NAME:
Oral Histories - Ohio River Portrait mediaCollectionId McCracken~6~6 Oral Histories - Ohio River Portrait Collection true
Record
Filename:
FA 656 OH0069LA Oscar Cross Tape 1 S.mp3 filename FA 656 OH0069LA Oscar Cross Tape 1 S.mp3 Filename false
Identifier:
FA 656 OH0069LA identifier FA 656 OH0069LA Identifier false
Title:
Oscar Cross title Oscar Cross Title false
Creator:
Oscar Cross, 1906 - 2000 creator Oscar Cross, 1906 - 2000 Creator false
Subject:
Cross, Oscar 1906-1999 subject Cross, Oscar 1906-1999 Subject false
Subject:
Kentucky -- Race Relations subject Kentucky -- Race Relations Subject false
Subject:
Flood -- Ohio River subject Flood -- Ohio River Subject false
Subject:
August 8 Celebration -- Paducah (KY) subject August 8 Celebration -- Paducah (KY) Subject false
Subject:
Boy's Clubs -- Paducah (KY) subject Boy's Clubs -- Paducah (KY) Subject false
Subject:
History -- McCracken County (KY) subject History -- McCracken County (KY) Subject false
Subject:
Rivers -- Ohio and Tennessee subject Rivers -- Ohio and Tennessee Subject false
Description:
Tape 2, Oscar Cross continues discussing the development of the Boys Club in Paducah, KY. description Tape 2, Oscar Cross continues discussing the development of the Boys Club in Paducah, KY. Description false
Publisher:
Western Kentucky University publisher Western Kentucky University Publisher false
Contributor:
Linda Kinsey Adams contributor Linda Kinsey Adams Contributor false
Date:
8/2/1990 date 8/2/1990 Date false
Type:
Oral History type Oral History Type false
Format:
audio/mpeg format audio/mpeg Format false
Source:
Ohio River Folk Life Project source Ohio River Folk Life Project Source false
Language:
English language English Language false
Coverage:
McCracken County coverage McCracken County Coverage false
Rights:
Permission must be obtained from Western Kentucky University, Manuscripts and Folklife Archives, prior to reuse of these recordings rights Permission must be obtained from Western Kentucky University, Manuscripts and Folklife Archives, prior to reuse of these recordings Rights false
Biographical Sketch:
Oscar Cross was born on August 10, 1906 in Fulton, KY too Rev. Price Cross and Mattie Cross. He married Dorenda Anderson Cross in 1945. Mr. Cross worked in minstrel shows and as a hotel attendent before becoming the first African American juvenile officer in Paducah, KY and founded the Boys Club of Paducah in 1949 for African American boys. He served as director for 50 years and is credited as a leader in bringing about the first interracial board of directors of the Boys Club in Paducah, Inc. The club was renamed the Oscar Cross Boys Club of Paduca, in 1980. Oscar Cross died on April 20, 1999 and is burried in Oak Grove Cemetery. For more information on the Oscar Cross Boys Club please visit http://ocbgc.org/. biographical_sketch Oscar Cross was born on August 10, 1906 in Fulton, KY too Rev. Price Cross and Mattie Cross. He married Dorenda Anderson Cross in 1945. Mr. Cross worked in minstrel shows and as a hotel attendent before becoming the first African American juvenile officer in Paducah, KY and founded the Boys Club of Paducah in 1949 for African American boys. He served as director for 50 years and is credited as a leader in bringing about the first interracial board of directors of the Boys Club in Paducah, Inc. The club was renamed the Oscar Cross Boys Club of Paduca, in 1980. Oscar Cross died on April 20, 1999 and is burried in Oak Grove Cemetery. For more information on the Oscar Cross Boys Club please visit http://ocbgc.org/. Biographical Sketch false
Duration:
56:57 minutes
Bit Rate/Frequency:
64 kbps

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Oscar Cross