Interview with Charles Neblett, June 17, 2013

Project: Kentucky Civil Rights Hall of Fame Oral History Project

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Interview Summary

In this interview, Charles Neblett describes his family, influences, education and childhood. He talks about his work in the Civil Rights Movement in Cairo, Illinois, and in Mississippi, especially with the Freedom Summer of 1964. He discusses Fannie Lou Hamer and his involvement with The Freedom Singers. Neblett also speaks about his political activism after the Civil Rights Movement and his role as a father.

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2013oh287_kcrhf010

Interviewee Name

Charles Neblett

Interviewer Name

Nieta Wigginton

Interview Date

2013-06-17

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Neblett, Charles Interview by Nieta Wigginton. 17 Jun. 2013. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.

Neblett, C. (2013, June 17). Interview by N. Wigginton. Kentucky Civil Rights Hall of Fame Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.

Neblett, Charles, interview by Nieta Wigginton. June 17, 2013, Kentucky Civil Rights Hall of Fame Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.





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