Oral history interviews with various residents of Wayne County, Kentucky, conducted by Western Kentucky University folk studies students in 1984. Topics include the oil industry, folk medicine, water witching, one-room schools and banjo playing. All of the interviews were recorded on cassette...
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This interview with Norris Baker was conducted by Julia Morgan. The interview describes family history, farming, service in the army, and Baker's job as a math teacher.
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Sisters, John Ella Dickerson and Willie Belle (Dickerson) Bibb, share their story of growing up in rural Logan County, Kentucky, and attending the Greenridge School, one-room school near Gordonsville. The sisters provide a glimpse into the lives of rural African Americans in the early 1900s,...
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Detailed interview regarding public education in Bowling Green, Kentucky c. 1940 - c. 1990. Excellent biographical information about the informant's education and professional experiences in public education.
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Dr. Frank O. Moxley, Ph.D. provides a detailed history of the Bowling Green and Warren County public schools. He graduate from State Street High School, Bowling Green, in 1926, and returned to teach there in 1931 after graduating from Wilberforce College in Dayton, Ohio. Moxley describes his...
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Describes her experience as a student in the city schools of Hopkinsville, Kentucky and then as a teacher in Trigg and Christian Counties. Mentions the unfair practices of 'separate but equal' and comments on the process of school integration, its costs and benefits.
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