Black Voices at Rutgers · Interview: Van Blake, Donald, 2007

Interview: Van Blake, Donald, 2007

Title: Interview: Van Blake, Donald, 2007
Type: Interview
Interviewee: Van Blake, Donald
Birth Year: 1921
Birth Place: Plainfield, New Jersey
Interviewer: Illingworth, Shaun
Location Created: New Brunswick, New Jersey
Date Created: 19 December 2007; 15 January 2008
Abstract: Donald Van Blake was born in Plainfield, New Jersey, and during the Second World War served in the "Red Ball Express" as a truck driver. After the war, he was active in the Civil Rights Movement and went on to have a career in transportation.
Transcript: https://oralhistory.rutgers.edu/interviewees/1507-van-blake-donald
Collection: Rutgers Oral History Archives
Repository: Rutgers Oral History Archives (ROHA) at Rutgers University–New Brunswick
Rights: Permission to quote from this transcript must be obtained from the Rutgers Oral History Archives.
Place Mentioned: Plainfield, New Jersey; Virginia
Subject: Military; Civil Rights Movement; Construction and Decorating; Drivers; Beyond Rutgers (non-affiliated); Activism and Movements
Identifier: ROHA-VanBlake