LOC Title
Robert P. Madison
LOC Summary
An architecture student at Howard University on December 7, 1941, Robert Madison was also a member of ROTC. That allowed him to serve in the Army as an officer, but his rank didn't shield him from experiencing discrimination; he and his fellow black officers were segregated from the white officers. One benefit of his serving in Italy was to further his education in architecture. He was wounded while driving a jeep in December 1944, and a subsequent bout with tonsillitis shortened his service in the field. Lacking the points to go home when the war ended, Madison pulled various Occupations duties until May 1946. Back home in Cleveland, he experienced outright prejudice when trying to further his education in architecture, but he persevered and eventually opened a minority-based firm, the first in Ohio.
LOC Contributor Names
Robert P. Madison, Veterans History Project
LOC Created/Published
January 15, 2007
LOC Standardized Date
2007
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EEC Source Day
15
EEC Source Month
January
EEC Source Year
2007
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EEC Index Number
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