Interview with James Walton

Title

Interview with James Walton

Description

In this interview with Jim Walton, he describes his upbringing in Texas and education, his military service and original career plans prior to coming to Tacoma. The bulk of the interview discusses his long history in Tacoma, beginning with his first job in the city and playing football, to his role as an adult student at TCC forming the Black student group the Obi Society. Walton discusses Obi’s fight for greater representation of Black culture in the curriculum, support for Black students, and more Black students and employees on campus; bringing Muhammad Ali to speak in Tacoma; violence on campus and off, including his involvement in calming the Hilltop incident. He also discusses the new community group the Black Collective and changes in the city that came out of that experience, and his decision to work for the city. He reflects on his achievements and the ways that TCC and students have changed over the years.

Subject

Community colleges

Tacoma Community College

oral histories (literary works)

video recordings (physical artifacts)

Creator

Tacoma Community College. Department of Marketing and Communications

Source

Tacoma Community College Department of Marketing and Communications records

Publisher

Tacoma Community College Archives

Date

2013-01-09

Contributor

Walton, James

Small, Dan

Rights

Use is governed by Tacoma Community College's Creative Commons Copyright policy requiring attribution and share-alike intentions.

Format

PDF

MP4

Language

English

Identifier

TCCA012_WaltonJames

Coverage

Tacoma (Wash.)

Mineola (Tex.)