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Photograph, Corrections, Wisconsin State Prison, O. C. WhiteDescription
Photograph, Corrections, Wisconsin State Prison, O. C. White. Black and white photo from Waupun Correctional Institution
Information on back of photo - Journal photo by Michael Sears
Several clippings attached on back of photo dated July 20, 29, 1983; December 28, 1983; February 19, 1984; and October 20, 27, 1992, where O. C. White is mentioned.
O. C. White appeared before the Pardon Advisory Board in Waupun Tuesday.
Sixty years ago, O. C. White was born in a ramshackle Mississippi home, the son of a poor southern family. On Monday, Whi, who dedicated his life to making sure that Milwaukee chldren wouldn't have to grow up in conditions like he did, died at the Milwaukee County Medical Complex in Wauwatosa of a heart ailment.
A visitation will be Friday and funeral services will be Saturday.
From polishing shes and delivering papers to corporate vice president of a local broadcasting company and community leader, Otis Charles White, known only by his initials, brought his firece ambition to Milwaukee's central city.
"From the time he was a little kid, O. C. was so ambitious in whatever he did," said Ald. Marlene E. Johnson, whjo grew up with White on the city's North Side. "He was always in the forefront of what he did because he was absolutely driven."
Ambition may explain why after graduation from Lincoln High School and taking a job as a laborer at a construction compnay, White was soon the foreman. It also may explain why he spent much of his life championing the rights of blacks and finding jobs for central city youth.
Dodgers and New York Yankees games earned him a spot in Baseball's Hall of Fame. O. C. White, 60, activist and broadcaster.Acquisition
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2016.0078Source or Donor
Dahl ResidenceAcquisition Method
Donation
