Oral History: Van Blake, Donald, 2007

Item

Title
Oral History: Van Blake, Donald, 2007
Interviewee
Van Blake, Donald
Birth Year
1921
Birth Place
New Jersey - Plainfield
Interviewer
Illingworth, Shaun
Location of Interview
New Jersey - New Brunswick
Date Created
19 December 2007
15 January 2008
Description
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.
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.
Identifier
ROHA-VanBlake