Interview with Davita Gatewood, September 12, 2015

Project: East End Listening Booth Oral History Project

Interview Summary

Davita Gatewood shares about her experiences of living in the East End all through middle and high school, including during the unrest following the shooting of Tony Sullivan. She dreams of a future of revitalization led by black leaders, and recounts her story of winning the Roots and Heritage essay contest.

Interview Accession

2015oh552_east016

Interviewee Name

Davita Gatewood

Interviewer Name

Tanya Torp

Interview Date

2015-09-12

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Gatewood, Davita Interview by Tanya Torp. 12 Sep. 2015. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.

Gatewood, D. (2015, September 12). Interview by T. Torp. East End Listening Booth Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.

Gatewood, Davita, interview by Tanya Torp. September 12, 2015, East End Listening Booth Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.





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