Interview with Andrew Wade, November 8, 1989

Project: Anne Braden Oral History Project

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Interview Summary

Andrew Wade was an African American electrical contractor who was an acquaintance of Anne and Carl Braden. In 1954, after trying to buy a house for months with no success, the Bradens bought a home for Wade and his family in Shively, an all-white neighborhood in Louisville, Kentucky. In this interview, Wade discusses the frustration he found in trying to buy a home in a neighborhood of his choosing and his determination to do so in the face of racial discrimination. He speaks about his white neighbors' fears and tensions that arose eventually leading to the bombing of his home. The sedition case that followed the bombing, Wade's feelings about the commonwealth's attorney, Scott Hamilton, and the Bradens' reputation after the incident are also discussed.

Interview Accession

2006oh197_ab006

Interviewee Name

Andrew Wade

Interviewer Name

Catherine Fosl

Interview Date

1989-11-08

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Wade, Andrew Interview by Catherine Fosl. 08 Nov. 1989. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.

Wade, A. (1989, November 08). Interview by C. Fosl. Anne Braden Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.

Wade, Andrew, interview by Catherine Fosl. November 08, 1989, Anne Braden Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.





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