Oral history
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Collection
RPCV-MR-2005-052-005
Lawrence E. Newman served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Malawi from 1964 to 1965 in an education program. He had outdoor training at Camp Radley in Puerto Rico, then went to Syracuse University for language and culture training. Newman was stationed in the city of Blantyre and taught at the Malawi College of Commerce, where his students were adult civil servants. During semester breaks, he started a cobbler school for handicapped Malawians. Newman was in-country for the independence celebration when Nyasaland became Malawi. After the Peace Corps, he was drafted into the Army, attended graduate school at Columbia University Teachers College, and developed a long career at the U.S. Department of Education as an administrator. In the interview, Newman discusses his experiences and perspective as an African American volunteer serving in Africa. Interviewed and recorded by Linda Millette, June 12, 2005. 1 tape (web streaming files combined into 1 file).