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- Rosenberg forged a distinguished career dedicated to human and civil rights, for which he has received myriad awards. From 1962 to 1970, he served as a trial attorney and section chief in the civil rights division of the U.S. Department of Justice where he litigated racial discrimination cases throughout the South.
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Jun 30, 2022 · Rosenberg served as an officer in the U.S. Air Force for three years in England, becoming friendly with Abe Jenkins, an officer who hailed from South Carolina. After returning a plane to the U.S. from England, the two men boarded a train in New York City to head south to visit their families.
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John Rosenberg (born 1931), is a Holocaust survivor, longtime civil and human rights activist, former attorney in the Civil Rights Division and founder of the Appalachian Research and Defense fund in Prestonsburg, Kentucky.
Jul 1, 2016 · Segment Synopsis: John Rosenberg and his wife, Jean, were in the Civil Rights Division during the Nixon administration. In a search for something different, John founded the Appalachian Research and Defense Fund in Eastern Kentucky in 1970.
Jan 26, 2024 · In commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, UKNow honors longtime civil and human rights activist John Rosenberg, who was presented with an honorary degree last month for his extraordinary career and the impact he has made in the lives of thousands of Kentuckians.
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John and Jean Rosenberg oral history interview conducted by David P. Cline in Prestonburg, Kentucky, 2013 August 15
Jean and John Rosenberg begin this interview with recollections of their families' backgrounds. Jean learned about social issues as she was raised by a Quaker family in Pennsylvania, and John's fam...
Rosenberg, Jean Voelker intervieweeRosenberg, John M., 1931- intervieweeCline, David P., 1969- interviewerCivil Rights History Project (U.S.)- Rosenberg, Jean Voelker--Interviews- Rosenberg, John M.,--1931---Interviews- Doar, John,--1921-2014- Ku Klux Klan (1915- )--Mississippi--HistoryFilmed InterviewsInterviewsOral historiesVideo recordings- Recorded in Prestonburg, Kentucky, on August 15, 2013.- Civil Rights History Project Collection (AFC 2010/039), Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.- Copies of items are also held at the National Museum of African American History and Culture (U.S.).- Jean Rosenberg was a research analyst for the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division and the wife of lawyer John Rosenberg.10 video files of 10 (Apple ProRes 422 HQ, QuickTime wrapper) (157 min.) : digital, sound, color.1 transcript (70 pages).Library of Congress Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, DC USA 20540-4610 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.home
afc2010039text.afc2010039_crhp0100_Rosenbergs_transcriptCollection is open for research. Access to recordings may be restricted. To request materials, please contact the Folklife Reading Room at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.contact
Jan 26, 2024 · John Rosenberg lives a peaceful life in the heart of Prestonsburg. But growing up Jewish in Magdeburg, Germany, his life was anything but peaceful. Rosenberg was born in 1931, two years before Adolf Hitler took power.
Jan 14, 2022 · After fleeing the Holocaust and then prosecuting civil rights cases in the South, John Rosenberg brought social justice to Eastern Kentucky.
