Interview with Isaac J. Darneal, December 18, 1992

Interview Summary

Isaac J. Darneal opens by briefly describing his family and personal history. He goes on to criticize people who protest, stating that he thinks there is a lot of selfishness. Darneal discusses Midway as his home and some of the civic duties and activism he and others did in the community, including getting a sewer system installed. Darneal says Midway started dying in 1946 after the war when the stockyard died. He briefly discusses his education growing up, which stopped before high school so he could help take care of his family. He discusses his religious beliefs. They discuss some thoughts and experiences with racism. He ends with some childhood experiences.

Interview Keyword

Civic duty African American families Protests Habitat for Humanity Authority City councils Healthcare Great Depression

Interview LC Subject

Racism Race relations Discrimination Race discrimination African Americans--Segregation Racism against Black people Black people Midway (Ky.) Home Families Civil rights movement Kentucky--History Religion Christianity Poverty African Americans--Civil rights Childhood African Americans--Social conditions Depressions--1929--Kentucky African Americans--Social life and customs African Americans--Economic conditions African Americans--Employment African Americans--Housing

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