Interview with Mark Steele, Jr., May 26, 2018
Project: African American Community in Hopkinsville (KY) Oral History Project
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Born in Hopkinsville, Mark Steele experienced life as an African American in Hopkinsville during segregation. He attended local schools and churches before joining the Marines. He did a tour in Korea - then joined the US Army where he served for close to 20 years. He spent his retirement from the military as a successful truck driver. He is now fully retired and lives in Hopkinsville.Interview Accession
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Hopkinsville, Kentucky black history family US Marines US Army Korean Conflict one-room schools Attucks High School truck driving Ferrell's restaurant Masonic Lodge #160 Order of the Eastern Star integration Warren Cornell Lucian Moseley Durrett Avenue Baptist Church baptism segregation at Parris Island Airbone/jump instructor Fort Bragg Vine Street Cemetery baseball churches black businesses nightclubs hog killingInterview Rights
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Steele, Mark, Jr. Interview by Alissa Keller. 26 May. 2017. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Steele, M., Jr. (2017, May 26). Interview by A. Keller. African American Community in Hopkinsville (KY) Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Steele, Mark, Jr., interview by Alissa Keller. May 26, 2017, African American Community in Hopkinsville (KY) Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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