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Charles Jackson Oral History Interview

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Citation

“Charles Jackson Oral History Interview,” Madison Historical, accessed December 24, 2024, https://madison-historical.siue.edu/archive/items/show/825.

Description

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.

Subjects

  • military
  • education
  • Alton
  • Hamel

Date

July 16, 2017

Relevant Encyclopedia Article

Language

English

Type

  • Oral History

Format

  • mp3
  • pdf

Duration

  • 0:49:09

Interviewer

Macias, Jesse

Interviewee

Jackson, Charles

Bit Rate

44.1 kbit/s

Coverage

  • Alton
  • 1930s - 1970s

Identifier

  • Jackson-Charles-O-001
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