Interview with Andrew Eckdahl, July 6, 1978
Project: Black People in Lexington Oral History Project
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The senior managing editor for the Lexington Herald discusses media coverage of news affecting the African American community in Lexington. Integration's effect on subsequent coverage and the hiring of African American reporters is also discussed. Mr. Eckdahl reminisces about Fred Wachs (general manager of the Herald for many years) and his view of integration, as well as the newspaper's coverage of the civil rights movement.Interview Accession
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African American families African Americans--Civil rights--Kentucky Newspaper editors Knight-Ridder Newspapers, Inc. African American journalists Newspapers--Sections, columns, etc. Eckdahl, Andrew Eckdahl, Andrew--Interviews African Americans--Segregation Race discrimination Civil rights movements--United States African AmericansInterview Rights
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Eckdahl, Andrew Interview by Marguerite Ruttle. 06 Jul. 1978. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Eckdahl, A. (1978, July 06). Interview by M. Ruttle. Black People in Lexington Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Eckdahl, Andrew, interview by Marguerite Ruttle. July 06, 1978, Black People in Lexington Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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