Fred Moore Jr - I expected it. The other classes ahead of us got drafted. It was something of a rite of passage.
Xavier Jones - What were some of the challenges you faced during your education?
Fred Moore Jr - We were transitioning from the old school to the new school. There was no black history. There were supposed to be books sent with black history, but when they got to us, the pages were ripped out. I'm lucky for my teachers, we had no idea where they got the information from. But boy did they teach us!
Fred Moore Jr - I looked around and I seen most of what I was taught down there. My radio teacher had written on programs that Tupelo introduced me to. There were also a lot of sports techniques I learned from the movies.
Xavier Jones - What was your mindset when you first seen the school?
Fred Moore Jr - I wanted everything River Rouge had to offer!
Xavier Jones - Were you surprised when you got drafted to the service?
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Fred Moore Jr.'s Interview with Xavier Jones of the Telegram Newspaper in River Rouge.
Xavier Jones - What was your father's reaction to the River Rouge High School yearbook?
Fred Moore Jr - He smiled, and he said "Someday".
Xavier Jones - Did Tupelo teach you anything that helped you in Rouge?
Fred is the second man from the left
in the first row on the right.