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Wilkinson talks about her writing identities as a Kentucky African American woman writer and how that has affected her writing and her life. She discusses the writers that make up her literary lineage. She also talks about the importance of land to African Americans and the significance that land plays in her own writing. Finally, she discusses the significance of a Kentucky African American literary heritage.

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2018oh150_kw148

Interviewee Name

Crystal Wilkinson

Interviewer Name

Shanna Smith

Interview Date

2017-11-24

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Wilkinson, Crystal Interview by Shanna Smith. 24 Nov. 2017. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.

Wilkinson, C. (2017, November 24). Interview by S. Smith. Kentucky Writers: Lineage, Contemporary Kentucky African American Writers Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.

Wilkinson, Crystal, interview by Shanna Smith. November 24, 2017, Kentucky Writers: Lineage, Contemporary Kentucky African American Writers Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.





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