Interview with Mary Muir, January 4, 1979

Project: Black People in Lexington Oral History Project

Interview Summary

Ms. Muir, an employee of the Lexington Laundry for 47 years, discusses working conditions at the laundry, living through the Great Depression, and her relationships with white citizens.

Interview Accession

1979oh073_kh138

Interviewee Name

Mary Muir

Interviewer Name

Edward Owens

Interview Date

1979-01-04

Interview Keyword

African American neighborhoods African Americans in Lexington African Americans--Employment. Lexington Laundry Lexington, Kentucky Public laundries Wages.

Interview LC Subject

African Americans--Economic conditions African Americans--Social conditions Depressions--1929--Kentucky Lexington (Ky.)--Race relations. Muir, Mary Muir, Mary--Interviews

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