Interview with Russell Higgins, April 9, 2009
Project: East End Lexington Oral History Project
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Clarence Russell Higgins was born in 1923 and grew up in Fayette County, Kentucky. He moved to Ohio Street in the East End neighborhood in 1955. He discusses the various jobs he has worked, as well as his military service from 1943-1946 when he was stationed in Korea and the Philippines. He talks at length about the businesses that were once located in East End, specifically around Deweese Street, and how they were affected by integration. He discusses how the neighborhood has changed over time.Interview Accession
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African Americans--Race identity African Americans--Social conditions African Americans Higgins, Russell Higgins, Russell--Interviews African Americans--Housing African American business enterprises African American neighborhoods Lexington (Ky.)--Buildings, structures, etc. African Americans--Military service United States. Army African Americans--EmploymentInterview Rights
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Higgins, Russell Interview by Joan Brannon. 09 Apr. 2009. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Higgins, R. (2009, April 09). Interview by J. Brannon. East End Lexington Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Higgins, Russell, interview by Joan Brannon. April 09, 2009, East End Lexington Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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