Interview with Darryl Owens, September 11, 2014
Project: Kentucky Civil Rights Hall of Fame Oral History Project
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In this interview, Darryl Owens talks about growing up in Louisville, Kentucky in the 1940's and 1950's. He describes attending segregated schools and studying at Central State University and Howard University School of Law. Owens also discusses his military service, civil rights activism, the desegregation of Louisville schools, and his career in Kentucky politics.Interview Accession
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Owens, Darryl Interview by Betty Bayè. 11 Sep. 2014. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Owens, D. (2014, September 11). Interview by B. Bayè. Kentucky Civil Rights Hall of Fame Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Owens, Darryl, interview by Betty Bayè. September 11, 2014, Kentucky Civil Rights Hall of Fame Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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