Interview with Albert Stinson, January 24, 1979
Project: Black People in Lexington Oral History Project
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Born in Tennessee, Mr. Stinson came to Lexington in 1924, working for the Southern Railroad until 1939. He discusses working conditions on the railroad and in the tobacco industry, the Great Depression, the effects of mechanization, unionization of the tobacco industry, and the civil rights movement.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. Stinson, Albert Stinson, Albert--InterviewsInterview Rights
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Stinson, Albert Interview by Edward Owens. 24 Jan. 1979. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Stinson, A. (1979, January 24). Interview by E. Owens. Black People in Lexington Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Stinson, Albert, interview by Edward Owens. January 24, 1979, Black People in Lexington Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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