Johnny C. Taylor Jr. oral history interview 2, 2004 May 12

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Johnny C. Taylor Jr. recounts his education and his career as a corporate lawyer. He speaks about discrimination in corporate America he has faced as an African American, and how he has handled it. He also discusses his volunteer work giving back to the community and helping African American youth while on the board of the National Conference for Community and Justice. He concludes by giving advice to black entrepreneurs on how to succeed.

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Title: Johnny C. Taylor Jr. oral history interview 2, 2004 May 12
Interviewee: Taylor, Johnny C., 1968-
Interviewer: Cowan, Jamaal
Place of Publication: Charlotte, North Carolina
Publisher: J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Date of Interview: 2004-05-12
Physical Description: 1 audio file (0:26:25) : digital, MP3
Object Type: Audio
Genre: spoken word
Language: eng
Interviewee Biography: Johnny C. Taylor Jr. was a 35-year-old man at the time of interview, which took place in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 1968. Taylor was educated at the University of Miami and Drake University. He was employed as a corporate lawyer and chief legal officer for Compass Group USA.
Abstract: Johnny C. Taylor Jr. recounts his education and his career as a corporate lawyer. He speaks about discrimination in corporate America he has faced as an African American, and how he has handled it. He also discusses his volunteer work giving back to the community and helping African American youth while on the board of the National Conference for Community and Justice. He concludes by giving advice to black entrepreneurs on how to succeed.
Digital Object Notes: MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview originally recorded on analog audio cassette and digitized using a Digidesign 003 rack.
Audio Condition Note: Electronic sounds from flaws in recording.
Subjects--Names: Taylor, Johnny C., 1968-
Subjects--Organizations: University of Miami
Drake University
National Conference for Community and Justice
Subjects--Topics: Lawyers
African Americans--Social conditions
Race discrimination
Voluntarism
African American business enterprises
Subjects--Geographic: Florida--Fort Lauderdale
Iowa--Des Moines
North Carolina--Charlotte
Subjects--Genre: Interviews
Oral histories
Coverage--Dates: 1980-2010
Digital Collection Title: Student project on the Charlotte African American community
Rights: This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
This material is protected by copyright. Copyright is held by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Internet Media Type: audio/mpeg
Identifier: OH-TA0506
Handle URL: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:2814

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