Oral History: Browne, Joseph, 1991

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Title
Oral History: Browne, Joseph, 1991
Interviewee
Browne, Joseph
Birth Year
1940s approximately
Birth Place
New Jersey - Newark
Rutgers Graduating Class
1980
Interviewer
Cohen, Gilbert
Location of Interview
New Jersey - Newark
Date Created
18 October 1991
Description
Joseph Browne founded the Black Organization of Students (BOS) together with Richard Roper. Browne grew up in Newark and attended white Catholic schools prior to coming to the university. He had left Rutgers for a time to join VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) and participated in the Newark City Council election of 1968.
Repository
Rutgers University Archives, a division of Special Collections and University Archives, located at Alexander Library, Rutgers University–New Brunswick
Rights
Rutgers University owns the copyright in this work. You may make use of this resource, with proper attribution, for noncommercial educational, scholarly, or research purposes only. Please contact Rutgers University Libraries to obtain permission for other uses.
Identifier
SCUA-RNOH-Browne