Abstract
John Tate was born in 1947 in Youngstown and moved to Cleveland in 1970. In this 2009 interview, Tate discusses his childhood and young adulthood, focusing in particular on music and race relations. Tate describes the rock and roll and R & B music he listened to as a youngster and its significance to his life. The issue of race relations enters in to the discussion of his development to adulthood, and he describes some instances of racism he experienced while working different jobs early on in his professional career. He also talks more broadly about the issue of racism in the United States and considers the effects that rock and roll music can have on racial opinions.
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Interviewee
Tate, John (interviewee)
Interviewer
Aritonovich, Dana (interviewer)
Project
Rock and Roll
Date
11-4-2009
Document Type
Oral History
Duration
46 minutes
Recommended Citation
"John Tate Interview, 2009" (2009). Cleveland Regional Oral History Collection. Interview 200007.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/crohc000/21
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