Interview with Rhonda Ramsey Finney, April 2, 2019

Project: University of Kentucky: The African American Experience Oral History Project

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Interview Summary

Rhonda Ramsey Finney discusses her childhood and education in Louisville, Kentucky. She talks about her family's business. She talks about her decision to attend the University of Kentucky in its early days of desegregation. She talks about her experiences on campus as a woman of color, her experiences with racism and violence, and her social life and activities on campus. She talks about her education and career path after leaving the University of Kentucky, and the role models that led her to the medical field.

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2019oh1353_ukaae0007

Interviewee Name

Rhonda Ramsey Finney

Interviewer Name

Le Datta Grimes

Interview Date

2019-04-02

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Finney, Rhonda Ramsey Interview by Le Datta Grimes. 02 Apr. 2019. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.

Finney, R.R. (2019, April 02). Interview by L. D. Grimes. University of Kentucky: The African American Experience Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.

Finney, Rhonda Ramsey, interview by Le Datta Grimes. April 02, 2019, University of Kentucky: The African American Experience Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.





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