After a brief summer break, we're back with a new episode that looks at the personal history of the Moses family as told by Joe Moses—former Troy resident, graduate of Troy High class of 1985, and the son of Officer Samuel Moses, the first Black police officer in Collar City history.
Joe Moses discusses his family’s roots in Georgia, Ohio, and Kingston, his dad’s service with the U.S. Navy during WWII and later the Troy Police Department beginning in 1955, and his own experience growing up in Troy, including his time attending Doyle Middle School and Troy High.
Portions of the interview draws on Joe’s recollections of conversations with his dad, including about his time with—and subsequent departure from—the Troy Police Department. Joe also explains his desire to understand his own family’s multi-generational history, and his own personal journey that began in the Taylor Apartments to eventually running the Parks and Recreation Department for a Texas city of a quarter million people.
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