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Title
Bonus Army Interview: Banks
Subject
Local History
Labor History
Great Depression
Protest Movements
World War I
Description
A first-hand account of the Bonus Army encampment from the perspective of a teenage bystander. Banks' childhood experiences help paint a clearer picture of the socio-political climate of DC in the Great Depression and sets up the stage for the ensuing protests. He also goes onto explain the role of integration in the Bonus Army marches and the role of local churches in mobilizing public support for the veterans.
This is a transcript of an oral history produced during research for a documentary film "March of the Bonus Army".
This is a transcript of an oral history produced during research for a documentary film "March of the Bonus Army".
Creator
Banks, James G.
Source
Grant - 03-01-04
Date
2003
Rights
Copyright held jointly by the narrator, and the interviewer.
The Humanities Council of Washington, DC has the right to display and distribute materials funded by HCWDC grants.
Relation
March of the Bonus Army
Format
Document
Language
English
Type
Document
Identifier
02.01.2003
642
Coverage
Washington, DC
Ward 7
Anacostia
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Original Format
Transcript
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