an interview with eugene moss jr
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An Interview with Eugene Moss Jr. By Jordan J. Lassiter. Interview with Eugene Moss Jr. Born: August 1927 in East Orange, New Jersey Was one of four children Served in WWII and Korean Conflict Son of immigrant parents True Blue and C rooked I sland , Bahamas - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
An Interview with Eugene Moss Jr.
By Jordan J. Lassiter
Born: August 1927 in East Orange, New
Jersey Was one of four children Served in WWII and Korean Conflict Son of immigrant parents True Blue and Crooked Island, Bahamas Father was a carpenter and fisherman. Moved to Opa Locka, Florida (Outside of
Miami) where his parents married
Interview with Eugene Moss Jr.
1935
Grandpa would go to Upsala College to
fly kites as a child Father would always have him doing
chores Bought 1929 Ford for 25 dollars Father tried really hard to keep kids out
of trouble especially during the summer
Childhood
Through grade school- Grandpa did not
experience much racism and excelled in his studies
However, when walking around his neighborhood his brother and he would choose the “right streets” to walk down, especially during Halloween
Continued…
Was classified as 1A During weekends in High School, he
worked at medical lab in Newark analyzing cultures in a Bacteriology lab.
Was sent to the medical corps in Texas and was the only black person that went to the medical tech training.
WWII ended and he was honorably discharged
Military Experience
With the GI Bill Grandpa perused a
degree at Lincoln University in 1947 Many of his classmates were from New
Jersey and were taught by mainly white professors
Joined Kappa Alpha Psi Father was very against education
College
College Photo
Received a letter stating that he needed to serve
another 10 months in the military Completed basic training again, and was very
nervous he would be sent to the battle front Stationed in Germany Encountered a new form of racism Joined military track team (traveled throughout
Europe) Worked in and out of hospitals Was the only black person to be doing this at the
time in the bacteriological phase. Given graduate credit.
THE KOREAN WAR (1950’s)
Painting From
Germany
High School jobs at both the bacteriology lab
and pharmacy Military experience In the military expanded him
Worked with diseases, bacteria and fungus with the diseases/ bacteria and fungus
Patients! Bacteriological phases in all kinds of projects.
CDC and Doctors. After Korean Conflict went to graduate school
Interest in Research
Schering-Plough researcher Schering-Plough manufactured several
pharmaceutical drugs best known for the allergy drug Claritin, and an anti-cholesterol drug called Vytorin among others
Working with one phase of a chemists work and expanded it to create a more in depth analysis
Was the only black researcher until the end of his career
International meetings
Career
COMPUTERS! “It is nice to see other black scientist,
and that they are in programs. I am very proud of what they are doing and the dignity they take in their work.”
How the field has changed?
Mom’s Wedding &
Present Day