Transcript of Samuel Adams--Endacott Society Interview2000-03-08 Samuel L. Adams, professor of journalism at the University of Kansas from 1973-1999, describes his childhood in a highly segregated southern Georgia town and touches on the Great Depression's effects on his family. He recounts his participation in the Korean War as part of the USO, and his career as a journalist. Adams recalls how he was brought to KU to legitimize the journalism department and profession and his efforts to recruit minority students.Adams, Samuel L.IntervieweeivePickett, Calder M.Interviewerivrku-endacott:129https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-endacott/129CT 541JournalismKorean War (1950-1953)Great DepressionUnited Service Organizations (U.S.)Adams, Samuel L., 1926-University of KansasOral historyengOral historyapplication/pdfreformatted digitaltextSamuel Adams--Endacott Society Interviewelectronicaudio/mpegsound recording-nonmusicalEndacott Society Oral History CollectionUniversity of KansasUniversity of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research LibraryThis work is shared under Creative Commons license: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)ku-endacott_129_MODS.xmlMODS record generated from a local descriptive records. Processed, with additional values/elements added by Digital Initiatives, KU Libraries.eng2019-02