OH233 Stanford Barnes Oral History
Collection Title
Jackson Purchase Oral History Project - Schools and Education
Series Number
OH233
Interviewee
Barnes, Standford
Interviewer
Jordan, Thelma
Date Interviewed
November 16th, 1979
Processed By
O'Daniel, Hannah
Date Processed
January 23rd, 2014
Description
1 sound disc (23 minutes)
Abstract
Barnes discusses the influential high school club, Vocational Industrial Clubs of America (VICA), which he was active in as a teacher in Kentucky. He faced discrimination as an African American advisor for the club that eventually led him to resign from the position. He was concerned that his students would have limited opportunities due to the VICA supervisor's prejudice against him.
Biographical/Historical Note
Barnes was born on May 19th, 1924 in Virginia. He received his elementary through secondary education in Virginia before moving to Kentucky in 1962. He served in the United States Army during World War II and the Korean War. As a high school teacher in Paducah, Kentucky, he was very active in the school's chapter of the Vocational Industrial Clubs of America (VICA). He died on July 18th, 1988 and is buried in Paducah.
General Information
No user access to original recordings. Use audio user copies, digital derivatives, transcripts, and/or tape indexes. This collection may be protected from unauthorized copying by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code). Permission for reproduction must be requested from Murray State University.
Subject Headings/Descriptors
Barnes, Stanford, 1924-1998.
African Americans – Kentucky – History – 20th century.
Kentucky – Race relations.
Education – Kentucky – Paducah – History.
Vocational education – Kentucky.
Vocational teachers – Kentucky.
VICA (Association)
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Recommended Citation
Jordan, Thelma, "OH233 Stanford Barnes Oral History" (2025). Education and Desegregation. 3.
https://digitalcommons.murraystate.edu/oh-education/3
Audio Transcript