Interview with Millie Neal, June 25, 1991
Project: Anne Braden Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Mildred "Millie" Neal was the wife of Sterling Neal, a Farm Equipment Workers Union (FE) leader and Anne Braden's friend. In this interview, Neal discusses her friendship with Anne Braden and her admiration of both Anne and Carl Braden. She speaks about her husband, Sterling Neal's union work and she and Anne's involvement in the FE Women's Auxiliary and the Negro Labor Council. Neal's support of both the Wades and the Bradens after the bombing is also discussed.Interview Accession
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Civil rightsInterview LC Subject
African Americans--Civil rights African Americans--Civil rights--Kentucky Braden, Anne, 1924-2006 Braden, Carl, 1914-1975 Civil rights movements--United States Civil rights workers Civil rights--Kentucky Discrimination in housing Labor unions National Negro Labor Council (U.S.) Neal, Mildred, 1921- --Interviews Neal, Sterling Orlando, Sr., 1918-1977 Racism Segregation United Farm Equipment and Metal Workers of America Wade, Andrew, IV Women civil rights workersInterview Rights
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Neal, Millie Interview by Catherine Fosl. 25 Jun. 1991. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Neal, M. (1991, June 25). Interview by C. Fosl. Anne Braden Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Neal, Millie, interview by Catherine Fosl. June 25, 1991, Anne Braden Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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