Interview with Doris Y. Wilkinson, June 21, 1988
Project: University of Kentucky Oral History Project
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Doris Y. Wilkinson Wilkinson was born in 1908 and grew up in Lexington, Kentucky. She talks about her childhood, family, and her early education. She discusses her awareness of segregation as a child. She discusses attending the University of Kentucky as one of the first African American students. She discusses her experience at UK, including a few incidents of racism and discrimination. She talks about developing relationships with her professors.Interview Accession
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University of Kentucky University of Kentucky--History Wilkinson, Doris Y. Wilkinson, Doris Y.--Interviews Integration Education African Americans--Education. African Americans--Social conditions. Lexington (Ky.) Race discrimination. Race relations--Kentucky Minorities in higher education African American college students--Social conditions Universities and colleges--Faculty. College teachers. Childhood African American families African Americans--Segregation Discrimination in higher educationInterview Rights
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Wilkinson, Doris Y. Interview by Terry L. Birdwhistell. 21 Jun. 1988. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Wilkinson, D.Y. (1988, June 21). Interview by T. L. Birdwhistell. University of Kentucky Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Wilkinson, Doris Y., interview by Terry L. Birdwhistell. June 21, 1988, University of Kentucky Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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