Porter Reed 09/03/2009
Description
Porter Reed, a 1942 graduate of Manual Training High School in Muskogee, Oklahoma, talks about growing up and going to the neighborhood schools. He explains how he first learned how to play baseball and how he made a career out of the sport. Reed discusses what the Negro Baseball League was like, the different teams he played for and some of the specific players he remembers playing with and against, and the sense of friendship they all shared. He comments on how he is asked now to talk about his baseball experiences and how he had to turn his life around once he got back to Muskogee. Reed acknowledges how important it is to know your history and to continue to share your life with others.
| Date(s) | 09/03/2009 |
| Call Number | SOK_025 |
| Subjects | African Americans, African Americans--Education, Negro leagues, Interviews, African American baseball players Childhood, Manual Training School, Rural education, Negro baseball leagues |
| Interviewee(s) | Porter Reed |
| Interviewer(s) | Mary Larson |