Interview with Carl R. Hines, Sr., June 28, 2006
Project: Kentucky Legislature Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Hines (House 1976-1986, 43rd district; Democrat) describes his experiences growing up in an African-American neighborhood in Louisville during segregation, his college and military experiences, his entry into politics via the Louisville Board of Education and local politics, and some of the issues the city faced with integration, county/city school merger, and busing. He discusses the need for black representation in his district, legislation for better integration, welfare, being a part of the black caucus, his work in the National Black Caucus of State Legislators, the camaraderie that existed among legislators, and regional block voting in the legislature. He concludes with his views on how the press covers local and national politics, and how the move away from independent ownership of newspapers has changed coverage. This interview ends abruptly while the conversation is ongoing.Interview Accession
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African American legislators African American legislators--Kentucky--Interviews Bingham, Barry, 1906-1988 Blume, Norbert L., 1922-2011 Brown, John Young, Jr., 1933-2022 Busing for school integration Carroll, Julian Morton, 1931-2023 Carter, Jimmy, 1924- Committees Courier-Journal (Louisville, Ky.) Discrimination--Law and legislation--Kentucky Frankfort (Ky.) Hines, Carl R., Sr. Hines, Carl R., Sr.--Interviews Jefferson County (Ky.) Kentucky. Governor (1974-1979 : Carroll) Kentucky. Governor (1979-1983 : Brown) Kidd, Mae Street, 1904-1999 Korean War, 1950-1953 Legislators--Kentucky--Interviews Lobbyists Lobbyists-- Kentucky Louisville (Ky.) Louisville (Ky.)--Politics and government Mass media--Political aspects National Black Caucus of State Legislators Powers, Georgia Davis, 1923-2016 Reagan, Ronald, 1911-2004 Regionalism Religion Segregation United Church of ChristInterview Rights
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Hines, Carl R., Sr. Interview by Catherine Herdman. 28 Jun. 2006. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Hines, C.R., Sr. (2006, June 28). Interview by C. Herdman. Kentucky Legislature Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Hines, Carl R., Sr., interview by Catherine Herdman. June 28, 2006, Kentucky Legislature Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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