Interview with Joseph Perkins, W. R. Brown, June 4, 1979

Project: Black Church in Kentucky Oral History Project

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Interview Summary

Rev. Joseph Perkins is the pastor of Fourth Street Baptist Church, located in Owensboro, Kentucky. Perkins and Brown discuss the founding and establishment of Fourth Street Baptist Church in Owensboro, Kentucky. They share the history and accomplishments of past ministers and their contributions to the church and local community. They also provide insight on the strengths and weaknesses of the Black church. They also discuss race relations in the churches in the area.

Interview Accession

1979oh234_bck041

Interviewee Name

Joseph Perkins

W. R. Brown

Interviewer Name

Edward Owens

Interview Date

1979-06-04

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Perkins, Joseph Interview by Edward Owens. 04 Jun. 1979. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.

Perkins, J. (1979, June 04). Interview by E. Owens. Black Church in Kentucky Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.

Perkins, Joseph, interview by Edward Owens. June 04, 1979, Black Church in Kentucky Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.





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