Interview with Shahied S. Rashid, January 21, 1983
Project: Black People in Lexington Oral History Project
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A 1968 graduate of Henry Clay High School, Mr. Rashid discusses the black Muslim movement and its philosophy, his conversion to the religion in 1975, the American Muslim Mission of Lexington, and the community's perception of the black Muslim movement. He recalls the effects of integration upon the schools and the establishment of the Black Student Union at the University of Kentucky.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--Race identity. African Americans--Religion African Americans. Rashid, Shahied S. Rashid, Shahied S.--InterviewsInterview Rights
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Rashid, Shahied S. Interview by Gerald Smith. 21 Jan. 1983. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Rashid, S.S. (1983, January 21). Interview by G. Smith. Black People in Lexington Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Rashid, Shahied S., interview by Gerald Smith. January 21, 1983, Black People in Lexington Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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