Interview with Lewis Colten, July 21, 2020
Project: University of Kentucky: The Turbulent Years (1965-1975) Oral History Project
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Lewis Colten enrolled at the University of Kentucky in the fall of 1969 and graduated with a degree in Architecture in 1973. While a student, Mr. Colten, a former Freedom Rider, was the head of the Students for a Democratic Society. In this interview he discusses the reaction to the Kent State University killings on U.K.'s campus.Interview Accession
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Colten, Lewis Interview by Jeffrey Suchanek. 21 Jul. 2020. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Colten, L. (2020, July 21). Interview by J. Suchanek. University of Kentucky: The Turbulent Years (1965-1975) Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Colten, Lewis, interview by Jeffrey Suchanek. July 21, 2020, University of Kentucky: The Turbulent Years (1965-1975) Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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