Interview with Donald R. Mills, August 22, 1978
Project: Black People in Lexington Oral History Project
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Former press secretary to Governor Breathitt, Mr. Mills began working for the Lexington Herald in 1968. He discusses the newspaper's coverage of the civil rights movement, the paper's relationship with the African American community during this period, and problems faced by the African American community as a whole. Mr. Mills recalls Fred Wachs, Governor Edward T. "Ned" Breathitt's administration regarding civil rights, as well as Mr. Mill's editorial on the Lexington Fire Department. Also included are the Equal Rights Amendment and the lack of affirmative action.Interview Accession
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African Americans--History African Americans--Civil rights--Kentucky Breathitt, Edward T., Jr., 1924-2003 Kentucky--Politics and government Lexington (Ky.) Lexington (Ky.)--Newspapers African Americans Mills, Donald Rhey, 1936- Mills, Donald Rhey, 1936- --Interviews African Americans--Employment--Kentucky Newspapers Fayette County (Ky.)--Newspapers Civil rights movements--Press coverage--United States Civil rights movements Newspapers--KentuckyInterview Rights
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Mills, Donald R. Interview by Edward Owens. 22 Aug. 1978. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Mills, D.R. (1978, August 22). Interview by E. Owens. Black People in Lexington Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Mills, Donald R., interview by Edward Owens. August 22, 1978, Black People in Lexington Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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