Interview with Lucius Ross, November 23, 1997
Project: University of Kentucky: The African American Experience Oral History Project
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Lucius Ross was one of the first African American students to attend the University of Kentucky. In this interview, he discusses his family background, his experience in segregated public schools, and his contact with UK professors as a child. He talks about his high school education and his decision to attend UK. He talks about the attitudes of the faculty and other students regarding integration and says that he did not experience any racial incidents at UK. He talks about his career after leaving UK.Interview Accession
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Ross, Lucius Ross, Lucius--Interviews University of Kentucky University of Kentucky--History African Americans--Conduct of life. African Americans--Education. African Americans--Segregation African Americans--Social conditions. Discrimination in education. Lexington (Ky.) Race discrimination. Race relations--Kentucky Segregation in education--Kentucky African Americans--Employment. Employment--Kentucky African American college students--Social conditions African Americans--Education (Higher) College students--Attitudes. College students--Social conditions IntegrationInterview Rights
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Ross, Lucius Interview by Sharon Childs. 23 Nov. 1997. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Ross, L. (1997, November 23). Interview by S. Childs. University of Kentucky: The African American Experience Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Ross, Lucius, interview by Sharon Childs. November 23, 1997, University of Kentucky: The African American Experience Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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