Interview with Kenneth J. Wright, November 7, 2017
Project: Scott County (Kentucky) Public Library: Scott County Stamping Ground Tornado of 1974 Oral History Project
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Wright discusses his experiences of being a teacher at Stamping Ground Elementary School in Stamping Ground, Kentucky when a tornado leveled the town. He talks about the process of rebuilding and the emotional effect it had on the children of the town. His career is outlined in the interview, as well as the project he started called the International Alliance for Invitational Education, or the Hong Kong Project.Interview Accession
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Wright, Kenneth J. Interview by Julia Taylor. 07 Nov. 2017. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Wright, K.J. (2017, November 07). Interview by J. Taylor. Scott County (Kentucky) Public Library: Scott County Stamping Ground Tornado of 1974 Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Wright, Kenneth J., interview by Julia Taylor. November 07, 2017, Scott County (Kentucky) Public Library: Scott County Stamping Ground Tornado of 1974 Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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