In this oral history interview, Dr. Joseph Harris, a long time D.C. resident, discusses his experiences moving from Rocky Mount, North Carolina, to Massachusetts, to Washington, D.C. He discusses his upbringing in Rocky Mount, attending Hampton University for a year, moving to Massachusetts, finishing college at Howard University, joining Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) and serving in the Korean War, and his academic career as a professor of African Studies.

In this oral history interview, Dr. Joseph Harris, a long time D.C. resident, discusses his experiences moving from Rocky Mount, North Carolina, to Massachusetts, to Washington, D.C. He discusses his upbringing in Rocky Mount, attending Hampton University for a year, moving to Massachusetts, finishing college at Howard University, joining Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) and serving in the Korean War, and his academic career as a professor of African Studies.

In this oral history interview, Dr. Joseph Harris, a long time D.C. resident, discusses his experiences moving from Rocky Mount, North Carolina, to Massachusetts, to Washington, D.C. He discusses his upbringing in Rocky Mount, attending Hampton University for a year, moving to Massachusetts, finishing college at Howard University, joining Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) and serving in the Korean War, and his academic career as a professor of African Studies.