Person Record
Metadata
Name |
Delaney, James W. III |
Also Known as |
Jackie Delaney Jack Delaney "The Good Samaritan" |
Titles & honors |
-The NAACP of Nassau County called Delaney an "honorable civil rights champion" |
Born |
1926 |
Deceased |
May 7, 2016 |
Spouse |
Mamie Delaney (1958)) |
Children |
6 Children Jacqueline Delaney Arthur |
Father |
James W. Delaney II |
Mother |
Carol Cribb Delaney |
School |
Peck High School |
Notes |
-Served in Europe and the Philippines in WWII -Organized the Democratic Club in Nassau County (2003) -Filed a lawsuit against his employer after the passage of the Civil Rights Act that led to compensation for African American workers and allowed black, female, and other minority employees into the company's line of progression -Member of the "First Assembly of God" |
Occupation |
-Worked on the railroad in Boca Grande -Worker in a wood yard at Container Corp of America (Westrock) (1951) |
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Brien Laing Interview with: Alice Card - Recording, Audio
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Brien Laing Interview with: Mamie Delaney - Recording, Audio
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Brien Lange Interview with: Catherine D. Frink - Recording, Audio
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Brien Lange Interview with: Estelle Griffin - Recording, Audio
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Brien Lange Interview with: James Jackie Delaney - Recording, Audio
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Brien Lange Interview with: James Jackie Delaney - Recording, Audio
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James DeLaney - Digital Audio Recording
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James (Jackie) Delaney - Recording, Audio
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James W. Delaney with shrimp net - Print, Photographic
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Listening to History: Brien Laing Interviews - Audiocassette
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