Interview with James Jackson, August 14, 1992

Project: Family Farms of Kentucky: African American Farmers Oral History Project

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Interview Summary

James Jackson discusses his family and provides a brief genealogy. He shares about his education and the local schools in Trenton, Kentucky. He describes his time overseas in the Army during World War II. He also shares how he managed and financed his own farmland after returning home. He speaks on his involvement in government programs available to farmers in the local area.

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1993oh080_ff337

Interviewee Name

James Jackson

Interviewer Name

Patrick Keenist

Interview Date

1992-08-14

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Jackson, James Interview by Patrick Keenist. 14 Aug. 1992. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.

Jackson, J. (1992, August 14). Interview by P. Keenist. Family Farms of Kentucky: African American Farmers Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.

Jackson, James, interview by Patrick Keenist. August 14, 1992, Family Farms of Kentucky: African American Farmers Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.





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