Interview with D. Council Noble, July 25, 1986

Interview Summary

Raised in Oklahoma, Mr. Noble was a school superintendent with the school system from 1931-1954. He graduated from Fisk University and was athletically involved, at one point competing against Jesse Owens. Mr. Noble reminisces about his childhood, Noble family history, and the discovery that his maternal grandfather was Irish. He talks about choosing to attend Fisk, the Tuskegee Institute, and an incident which took place at Fisk at a white sorority house in 1926. He discusses the discrimination he faced in the South as an athlete, and recalls Mary McLeod Bethune. Mr. Noble remarks about the conditions African Americans faced daily in 1955 Lexington, Deweese and Corral Street areas, the Ben Ali Theater, Reverend H. H. Greene, the east side of Lexington in the 1980's, the role of the church within the African American community, and employment opportunities in Lexington for African American citizens.

Interview Keyword

African Americans African Americans in Lexington Lexington, Kentucky Race relations

Interview LC Subject

African American families African Americans--Civil rights--Kentucky African Americans--Education--Kentucky--Lexington African Americans--Kentucky--Lexington--Economic conditions African Americans--Race identity. African Americans--Religion African Americans. Noble, D. Council Noble, D. Council--Interviews

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