Oral History Interview with David Dawley
Title
Oral History Interview with David Dawley
Narrator (written)
David Dawley
Narrator First Name
David
Narrator Last Name
Dawley
Interviewer
Lexi Sonnenfeld
Abstract
David Dawley discusses the long history of patriotism and military service on his father’s side of the family, which dates back to 1635 in New England. Dawley grew up in Gardner, Massachusetts and discusses the town’s diversity. He talks about applying to Dartmouth, Choate dorms, Freshmen beanies, Coxswain crew, rowing club, and all-male campus culture. Dawley coached freshman crew as a student, served in the Undergraduate Judiciary Committee ROTC freshman year, and was a member of Casque and Gauntlet. He did not know what to do after college, so he joined the Peace Corps and traveled to Honduras, where he set up a clinic. He also went to the Caribbean to set up a track and field event for kids and organized student protests while at the University of Michigan. Dawley participated in the Belzoni, Mississippi Freedom Now movement and Black Power movement and was active in Greenwood, Mississippi. He appeared in the PBS Eyes on the Prize series. Dawley worked for Warren Wiggins in Chicago. He wrote a book about the Vice Lords and received a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation to improve the life of the organization. He returned to Massachusetts and began working for the state governor and also worked in the Dartmouth Development Office. Finally, Dawley discusses the guilt of not going to Vietnam.
Date of Interview
April 28, 2016
Subject
Civil/Government Service
Dartmouth Alumni
Dartmouth History
Political Participation
Protest/Antiwar Activism
Volunteer/Aid Work
Language
English
Rauner ID
DOH-499
Rights
Interview Audio Source (MP3)
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Interview Transcript Source (PDF)
//rcweb.dartmouth.edu/DDHI/histories/dawley_david/dawley_david_transcript_final.pdf
HTML
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