Interview with Wendell Lynch, December 17, 2020
Project: African American Community in Hopkinsville (KY) Oral History Project
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Hopkinsville native Wendell Lynch shares about his experiences growing up in Hopkinsville in the 1950s and 1960s. Lynch discusses the importance of community, of church, and of our responsibilities to our community. He attended segregated schools until high school when he integrated into Hopkinsville High School where he played basketball. After college, he returned to Hopkinsville, had a successful career in banking, served on City Council after his retirement, and is currently serving as mayor (the first elected black mayor in the city's history).Interview Accession
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Lynch, Wendell Interview by Alissa Keller. 17 Dec. 2020. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Lynch, W. (2020, December 17). Interview by A. Keller. African American Community in Hopkinsville (KY) Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Lynch, Wendell, interview by Alissa Keller. December 17, 2020, African American Community in Hopkinsville (KY) Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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