Interview with Harry N. Sykes, February 6, 2009
Project: East End Lexington Oral History Project
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Sykes discusses his career as a city commissioner for the city of Lexington, Kentucky. He describes the conditions of housing and segregation that affected the Black community in Lexington. He provides insight on how the local Urban League was founded.Interview Accession
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Sykes, Harry N. Interview by Joan Brannon. 06 Feb. 2009. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Sykes, H.N. (2009, February 06). Interview by J. Brannon. East End Lexington Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Sykes, Harry N., interview by Joan Brannon. February 06, 2009, East End Lexington Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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