Irish Deaf Archives: JOHN McCANDLESS
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0:00 - 0:03(Irish Deaf Archives - Case Study No 13 - John McCandless)
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0:03 - 0:07(Narrated by Paul Waldron)
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0:07 - 0:17John McCandless was born in Derry a good while ago.
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0:17 - 0:21(Derry on the Map of Ireland)
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0:21 - 0:25At that time, Derry was part of Old Ireland.
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0:25 - 0:32John was sent to school in Scotland.
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0:32 - 0:35(Map of Scotland)
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0:35 - 0:38(Emigration)
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0:39 - 0:43John's family eventually decided to emigrate to America.
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0:43 - 0:47(Map of USA)
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0:47 - 0:52It was there that John completed his studies and went to college.
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0:52 - 0:55(John went to Kendall School 1901-1903)
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0:55 - 0:59He went on to attend Gallaudet College in Washington DC.
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0:59 - 1:03(Gallaudet College (1903-1905)
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1:03 - 1:06(Heroes - 24 April 1905)
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1:06 - 1:11A woman fell into the water and was swept away by the rapids
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1:11 - 1:16in between the rocks, for about three miles.
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1:16 - 1:22John saw the woman in distress so he tried to save her by swimming out to her.
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1:22 - 1:26(The Potomac Rapids Near Washington DC)
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1:26 - 1:33The woman was almost unconscious, so John stayed with her at the rock until help came.
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1:33 - 1:35Her life was saved.
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1:35 - 1:51The two Deaf men who saved her life was Mc Candless and Jaffray.
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1:51 - 1:53They were celebrated as heroes, much applauded by Americans.
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1:53 - 1:56(John As a Teacher)
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1:56 - 2:00(Talladega, Alabama 1909-1921)
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2:00 - 2:09John's first teaching job was at a school for Black Deaf children.
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2:09 - 2:13(Alabama School for Negro Deaf-Mutes and Blind)
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2:13 - 2:17(John McCandless' Talladega registration card)
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2:17 - 2:20(John McCandless' Gallaudet registration card)
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2:20 - 2:24(Jackson Mississipp (1921-1957))
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2:24 - 2:31John spent many years in Mississippi.
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2:31 - 2:35(Mississippi School for Deaf Children since 1854)
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2:39 - 2:46John was a Protestant, a Baptist by faith.
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2:46 - 2:49(Southern Baptist Conference of the Deaf)
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2:49 - 2:53(In the 1930s John was a preacher)
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2:53 - 3:05John was an ardent Church volunteer with a ministry with Deaf people where he helped discuss Protestant theology.
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3:06 - 3:09(In the 1940s he was a part time Baptist missionary)
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3:09 - 3:13He carried on volunteering for many years.
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3:13 - 3:17(After a long and productive life, John McCandless died in South Carolina in March 1965)
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3:17 - 3:20(South Carolina on US map)
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3:20 - 3:24(John McCandless - 16 March 1884 - 12 March 1965)
- Title:
- Irish Deaf Archives: JOHN McCANDLESS
- Description:
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John McCandless
Note: this video is in Irish Sign Language. As Amara does not offer the option to indicate Irish Sign Language as original language, American Sign Language has been chosen as the closest approximation.
- Video Language:
- Afar
- Duration:
- 03:25
Claude Almansi edited English subtitles for Irish Deaf Archives: JOHN McCANDLESS | ||
Claude Almansi edited English subtitles for Irish Deaf Archives: JOHN McCANDLESS | ||
Claude Almansi added a translation |