Thomas Antoine Caldwell oral history interview, 2020 December 21

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Thomas Caldwell, an alumni of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte shares memories of his early life, being a military officer and his time as a student from 1996-1998. [All times are approximate]. Thomas discusses starting his education at Central Piedmont Community College [2 min], his experience as a non traditional student while also taking care of a family [5 min], being in the ROTC [9 min], his experience being an African American student [23 min], military life after graduating from college [33 min].

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Title: Thomas Antoine Caldwell oral history interview, 2020 December 21
Interviewee: Caldwell, Thomas Antoine
Interviewer: Caldwell, Thomas Antoine
Bennett, Adreonna Simmons
Place of Publication: Charlotte, North Carolina
Publisher: J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections & University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Date of Interview: 2020-12-21
Physical Description: 1 video file (55:54) : digital, MP4
Object Type: moving image
Genre: spoken word
Language: eng
Interviewee Biography: Thomas Caldwell, Sr. was a 49-year-old man at the time of interview, which took place over the Zoom platform in Charlotte, North Carolina and Cambridge, Massachusetts. He was born in Charlotte, North Carolina in August 1971. He was educated at Central Piedmont Community College, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and George Mason University.
Abstract: Thomas Caldwell, an alumni of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte shares memories of his early life, being a military officer and his time as a student from 1996-1998. [All times are approximate]. Thomas discusses starting his education at Central Piedmont Community College [2 min], his experience as a non traditional student while also taking care of a family [5 min], being in the ROTC [9 min], his experience being an African American student [23 min], military life after graduating from college [33 min].
Digital Object Notes: MKV access copy created on ingest from MP4 interview originally recorded on zoom.us version 5.0.3.
Subjects--Names: Caldwell, Thomas Antoine
Subjects--Organizations: University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Central Piedmont Community College (Charlotte, N.C.)
Subjects--Events: September 11 terrorist attacks
Subjects--Topics: Soldiers
College students
Universities and colleges--Alumni and alumnae
African Americans--Education
African American soldiers
Nontraditional college students
Subjects--Geographic: North Carolina--Charlotte
Washington (D.C)
Subjects--Genre: Oral histories
Interviews
Coverage--Dates: 1970-2020
Digital Collection Title: UNC Charlotte Oral History Interviews
Digital Collection Series Title: UNC Charlotte Black Alumni Oral History Project
Rights: Use of this resource is governed by the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike license.
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Internet Media Type: video/mp4
Identifier: BL-CA0004
Handle URL: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:7766

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