Interview with Sherri R. Coles, June 15, 2006
Project: University of Kentucky: The African American Experience Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Sherri Coles attended Kentucky State University from 1992 to 1998, and attended graduate school at the University of Kentucky from 1998 to 1999. In this interview she discusses her family background, childhood, and early education in Albany, Georgia. She talks about attending Kentucky State and compares her experiences there to her experiences at UK. She talks about race relations at UK and in Lexington, and talks about her experiences with diversity at UK.Interview Accession
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African American college graduates--Kentucky African American college students--Social conditions African Americans--Education (Higher) African Americans--Education--Kentucky--Lexington African Americans--Social conditions Coles, Sherri R. Coles, Sherri R.--Interviews Lexington (Ky.)--Race relations. University of Kentucky University of Kentucky--HistoryInterview Rights
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Coles, Sherri R. Interview by Erica N. Johnson. 15 Jun. 2006. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Coles, S.R. (2006, June 15). Interview by E. N. Johnson. University of Kentucky: The African American Experience Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Coles, Sherri R., interview by Erica N. Johnson. June 15, 2006, University of Kentucky: The African American Experience Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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