Episode 79: CCC Co. 1743 - Andrew Olden (African American Heritage in the Ozarks, Part 4)

Episode Description

This episode features Andrew Olden, a PhD candidate at the University of Missouri-Columbia and staff member for the African American Heritage in the Ozarks Project, discussing Civilian Conservation Corps Company 1743, an African American unit based at Washington State Park along the banks of the Big River near De Soto, Missouri, in the mid-1930s.

 

Episode Image: Thunderbird Lodge, Washington State Park, 2021 [Courtesy of Andrew Olden]

Banner Image: Washington State Park, 2021 [Courtesy of Andrew Olden]

About the Guest

ANDREW OLDEN

Andrew Olden is a PhD candidate in history at the University of Missouri–Columbia