WAURostonJamesA4874.xml Guide to the James A. Roston Oral History Interview 1969 Roston (James A.) Oral History Interview Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries ©2007 (Last modified: 4/18/2018)
Seattle, WA 98195
Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard). University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections 4874 (Accession No. 4874-001) Roston, James A Oral history interview with James A. Roston 1969 1 sound cassette (ca. 25 min.) Collection materials are in English. Tape-recorded interview of an African-American Seattle community member discussing his father, early background and coming to Seattle

African-American Seattle community member.

Tape-recorded interview conducted by S. Leonard Bell on May 27, 1969.

Roston, Jr. discusses his father, James A. Roston Sr., including his early background and his occupations before he came to Seattle. In Seattle, he organized the Longshoremen Association and later the Colored Marine Employees Benevolent Association. Roston, Jr. also discusses race relations on Seattle docks and areas where blacks lived ca. 1914-1915. There is some mention of conditions during the Depression including the employment situation on the docks during the years 1927-1930. A later influx of blacks into Seattle is talked about, as is its affect on race relations. More discussion on employment follows.

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