Interview with William Hollis Bell, December 2, 1978

Project: Black Church in Kentucky Oral History Project

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Interview Summary

Rev. William Bell is the pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, located in Louisville, Kentucky. Bell discusses the history of the church and some of its founding members. He also discusses the church's involvement in the civil rights movement. He describes the relationships between Black and White churches. He also shares what he believes is the future of the Black church.

Interview Accession

1979oh011_bck018

Interviewee Name

William Hollis Bell

Interviewer Name

Edward Owens

Interview Date

1978-12-02

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Bell, William Hollis Interview by Edward Owens. 02 Dec. 1978. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.

Bell, W.H. (1978, December 02). Interview by E. Owens. Black Church in Kentucky Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.

Bell, William Hollis, interview by Edward Owens. December 02, 1978, Black Church in Kentucky Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.





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