George M. Rose interview, 25 October 2016

George Rose, originally from the Bronx in New York City, explains what it was like to live in a working-class neighborhood growing up. He vividly describes marches on Union Square and unionization. He was drafted in World War II, but he still completed college. He entered the oil industry and worked...

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Other Authors: Rose, George M. (interviewee), Souther, Mark (interviewer)
Format: Text
Language:unknown
Published: EngagedScholarship@CSU 2016
Subjects:
New York City
Bronx
World War II
Shaker Heights
Standard Oil Company
Cleveland Rapid
protest
marches
Standard Oil Company of Ohio (Sohio)
Unitarian
Midland Building
Charles Spahr
Northwest Passage
Union Square
American Merchandising
garment industry
Jews
Pepper Pike
Beachwood
racial discrimination
Shelley v. Kraemer
labor
unionization
Oral History
Midland
Northwest passage
Online Access:https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/crohc000/948
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/context/crohc000/article/2305/type/native/viewcontent/913052_George_M_Rose.mp3
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/context/crohc000/article/2305/filename/0/type/additional/viewcontent/913052.csv
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Summary:George Rose, originally from the Bronx in New York City, explains what it was like to live in a working-class neighborhood growing up. He vividly describes marches on Union Square and unionization. He was drafted in World War II, but he still completed college. He entered the oil industry and worked for decades at Standard Oil of Ohio in the Midland Building. He lived with his family in Shaker Heights. During the interview, the changes he observed in the neighborhood were detailed. Although born Jewish, Rose explains how integral Unitarianism has been in his life.

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