Interview with Roy Johnson, Jr., November 6, 2014
Project: Reflections: Cynthiana - Hospice of the Bluegrass Oral History Project
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Social worker with Hospice of the Bluegrass Mike Brown interviews Roy Johnson, Jr. a second time. This time Johnson talks about his adult life into old age. He mentions his time working for the Columbia Gas Company and his forays into local and state politics. He helped campaigns and was a city council member and city commissioner at one point. Near the end of the interview, he talks about the love of his life, Esther, and that he has few regrets about his life, believing he has always kept up a good moral character.Interview Accession
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Johnson, Roy, Jr. Interview by Mike Brown. 06 Nov. 2014. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Johnson, R., Jr. (2014, November 06). Interview by M. Brown. Reflections: Cynthiana - Hospice of the Bluegrass Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Johnson, Roy, Jr., interview by Mike Brown. November 06, 2014, Reflections: Cynthiana - Hospice of the Bluegrass Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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