Interview with Henry White, October 30, 2007
Project: Horse Industry in Kentucky Oral History Project
Interview Summary
In his second interview, White continues to discuss working with his father Cy White and Uncle George White. He recalls clients he has worked with including Bunker Hunt, Jack Dreyfus, and Mrs. Ambrose Clark, and discusses selling horses at Keeneland. White shares his thoughts on significant changes in the industry such as medical advances in breeding and care, transportation, drug use, and gambling. He discusses how the farm workers moved from being primarily African American to women, students, and Hispanic Americans.Interview Accession
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African Americans in horse racing Clark, Florence Stokes, d. 1950 Doping in horse racing Dreyfus, Jack, 1913-2009 Horse industry--Kentucky Horse racing--Betting Horse trading Horses--Breeding Horses--Care Horses--Transportation Hunt, Bunker, 1926- Keeneland Association (Lexington, Ky.) Migrant agricultural laborers--Kentucky White, Cy White, George White, Henry Dulin White, Henry Dulin--Interviews Women in horse sportsInterview Rights
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White, Henry Interview by Kim Lady Smith. 30 Oct. 2007. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
White, H. (2007, October 30). Interview by K. L. Smith. Horse Industry in Kentucky Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
White, Henry, interview by Kim Lady Smith. October 30, 2007, Horse Industry in Kentucky Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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