Charles Jackson Oral History Interview

1970s, Alton, education, military, sports

“Charles Jackson Oral History Interview,” Madison Historical, accessed April 25, 2024, https://madison-historical.siue.edu/archive/items/show/825.

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In this oral history, Charles Jackson discusses his family's involvement with the Western Military Academy in Alton. He describes his experience of attending a military high school, as well as how the military academy prepped its cadets for careers in the service. He describes why the military academy was shut down, and later his career as an educator for Triad High School.

Madison County Oral Histories

• military
• education
• Alton
• Hamel

July 16, 2017

• Alton

English

• Oral History

• mp3
• pdf

• 0:49:09

Macias, Jesse

Jackson, Charles

44.1 kbit/s

• Alton
• 1930s - 1970s

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