Interview with Walter Bradley, Jr., April 16, 1991

Project: Midway (Kentucky) African Americans Oral History Project

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Interview Summary

Walter Bradley discusses his life growing up in Midway, Kentucky and attending Pilgrim Baptist Church. He provides a history of the church including the buildings it has inhabited, one of which he now owns, and the different activities the church has organized, including the church convention. He also talks about Midway Elementary School and what education was like for young Black children in Midway and Woodford County in the earlier half of the twentieth century. He goes on to discuss the different occupations that Black people in Midway had and describes his experiences as a member of Prince Hall Freemasonry in Kentucky, Lone Star 19. Finally, Bradley discusses his family life in Midway.

Interview Accession

2021oh0782_midaa0004

Interviewee Name

Walter Bradley, Jr.

Interviewer Name

Kristina Minister

Interview Date

1991-04-16

Interview Partial Date

transcript suggests it was conducted on April 16 and 23, 1991

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Bradley, Walter, Jr. Interview by Kristina Minister. 16 Apr. 1991. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.

Bradley, W., Jr. (1991, April 16). Interview by K. Minister. Midway (Kentucky) African Americans Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.

Bradley, Walter, Jr., interview by Kristina Minister. April 16, 1991, Midway (Kentucky) African Americans Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.





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