Interview with Russell King, Sr., August 31, 1986
Project: Black People in Lexington Oral History Project
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Adopted and raised in a single parent family, Mr. King discusses his childhood, educational background at Constitution, Russell and Dunbar schools, and working at taverns during his teenage years. He recalls the Hurricane Club and other African American businesses on Deweese Street in the 1940s and 1950s, and the reasons for their decline. He remembers discrimination in the post office. Mr. King examines the detrimental effects of school integration upon African American students and teachers, his reactions to the civil rights movement in Lexington, and Dr. Glen Dorrah.Interview Accession
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African Americans African Americans in Lexington Lexington, Kentucky Race relationsInterview LC Subject
African American families African Americans--Civil rights--Kentucky African Americans--Education--Kentucky--Lexington African Americans--Kentucky--Lexington--Economic conditions African Americans--Religion King, Russell, Sr. King, Russell, Sr.--Interviews African Americans African Americans--Race identityInterview Rights
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King, Russell, Sr. Interview by Emily Parker. 31 Aug. 1986. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
King, R., Sr. (1986, August 31). Interview by E. Parker. Black People in Lexington Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
King, Russell, Sr., interview by Emily Parker. August 31, 1986, Black People in Lexington Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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