Interview with George H. Warford, September 3, 1986
Project: Black People in Lexington Oral History Project
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Mr. Warford reminisces about the Bates and Warford family histories as he recalls tales of his grandparents experiences as slaves, the miscegenation in the family tree, and his parents' occupations and role in the household. He remembers selling milk and butter from the farm, sharecropping and losing his own farm to the government. Mr. Warford talks about his educational background and employment experiences in the furniture store, recalls trucking horses across country for the Chenault family, and raising his children.Interview Accession
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African Americans African Americans in Lexington Lexington, Kentucky Race relationsInterview LC Subject
African American families African Americans--Civil rights--Kentucky African Americans--Education--Kentucky--Lexington African Americans--Kentucky--Lexington--Economic conditions African Americans--Religion Warford, George H. Warford, George H.--Interviews African Americans African Americans--Race identityInterview Rights
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Warford, George H. Interview by Emily Parker. 03 Sep. 1986. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Warford, G.H. (1986, September 03). Interview by E. Parker. Black People in Lexington Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Warford, George H., interview by Emily Parker. September 03, 1986, Black People in Lexington Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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