COLLECTION NAME:
Oral Histories - Ohio River Portrait
mediaCollectionId
McCracken~6~6
Oral Histories - Ohio River Portrait
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Filename:
FA 656 OH0069LA Oscar Cross Tape 1 S.mp3
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FA 656 OH0069LA Oscar Cross Tape 1 S.mp3
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Identifier:
FA 656 OH0069LA
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FA 656 OH0069LA
Identifier
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Title:
Oscar Cross
title
Oscar Cross
Title
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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
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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/.
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Duration:
56:57 minutes
Bit Rate/Frequency:
64 kbps