Frankfort's "Craw" Oral History Project
Between 1955 and 1972 Frankfort's "Bottom" or "Craw" community, an integrated working-class neighborhood, was systematically destroyed by the urban renewal. Former residents describe their experiences with urban renewal and the institutions, people, and events that defined their neighborhood and daily lives. Topics discussed include, urban renewal, local businesses, residential housing conditions, racial inequity, the history of sex work in the area, gambling, bootlegging, civil rights activities, African American education, and civic and community leaders.
Interviews
- Oral History Interview with George W. Simmons Jr. & Henry Sanders
- Oral History Interview with R.T. Brooks
- Oral History Interview with Mary Helen Berry
- Oral History Interview with Joe Beauchamp
- Oral History Interview with Helen F. Holmes
- Oral History Interview with Henry & Margaret Ellis
- Oral History Interview with James B. Ellis
- Oral History Interview with Alex Sanders
- Oral History Interview with Wandell Cobb, David Cobb, & Jimmy Yount
- Oral History Interview with Evelyn Carroll, Linda Anderson, & Emma O'Nan
- Oral History Interview with Kenton McDonald
- Oral History Interview with an Unidentified Interviewee
- Oral History Interview with Vivian S. Fallis
- Oral History Interview with Ellsworth Marshall Jr.
- Oral History Interview with James T. Graham