Interview with James W. Miller, March 24, 2020
Project: University of Kentucky: The Turbulent Years (1965-1975) Oral History Project
Interview Summary
James W. Miller graduated from Shelby County High School and enrolled at the University of Kentucky in the fall of 1966. He became the Editor-in-Chief of the student newspaper, The Kentucky Kernel, in the fall of 1969. In this interview he discusses the events of 1968.Interview Accession
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Race riots 1967-1968 Louisville racial tension 1968 black entertainment Robert F. Kennedy Eugene McCarthy Joe Johnson 1968 Presidential election Chicago demonstrations 1968 Mayor Richard Daley 1968 Democratic National Convention David Holwerk Kentucky Kernel Chicago Seven trial Vietnam War Fred Wachs Lexington Herald-Leader Philip Patton Richard M. Nixon Pat Paulsen Dick Gregory Julian Bond George Wallace Jim Morrison campus concertsInterview Rights
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Miller, James W. Interview by Jeffrey Suchanek. 24 Mar. 2020. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Miller, J.W. (2020, March 24). Interview by J. Suchanek. University of Kentucky: The Turbulent Years (1965-1975) Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Miller, James W., interview by Jeffrey Suchanek. March 24, 2020, University of Kentucky: The Turbulent Years (1965-1975) Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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