Interview with Geneva Hawkins, October 20, 1990
Project: Midway (Kentucky) African Americans Oral History Project
Interview Summary
This is the first of two interviews with Geneva Hawkins. In this interview, Geneva talks about her life growing up in Midway, Kentucky. She explains her family dynamics and her home life. Hawkins also talks about her experiences going to school, church, recreation, and other community dynamics.Interview Accession
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Helen Garner
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African Americans--Social conditions African American families African American neighborhoods Childhood African Americans--Employment. African Americans--Religion. African American churches--Kentucky Family history. African American business enterprises Race relations--Kentucky Segregation. Race discrimination. African Americans--Social life and customs. Segregation in education--KentuckyInterview Rights
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Hawkins, Geneva Interview by Kristina Minister. 20 Oct. 1990. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Hawkins, G. (1990, October 20). Interview by K. Minister. Midway (Kentucky) African Americans Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Hawkins, Geneva, interview by Kristina Minister. October 20, 1990, Midway (Kentucky) African Americans Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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