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  Malcolm Walker, May 11, 1999

  Rev. Walker discusses racial incidents in Owensboro, Kentucky. While growing up in McHenrys, Walker recalls that African Americans swam at a location called the…
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  R. L. McFarland, Sr., May 22,…

  Rev. McFarland was the first African American city commissioner in Owensboro. He also was employed by the telephone company for about thirty years. In this…
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  David Kelly, May 26, 1999

  Mr. Kelly begins the interview by discussing some of the problems he faced attending an integrated school. By attending an integrated school, he lost a feeling…
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  Harry E. Fields, June 17, 1999

  Fields, a lifetime educator in Owensboro, discusses growing up in segregated Danville, Kentucky. He recalls having to sit in the balcony of the local movie…
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  Florence Tapp, June 23, 1999

  Tapp discusses her family's life in Owensboro and her childhood experiences. She mentions her mother's positive recollections about the black Chatauquas that…
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  Georgia Hall, June 28, 1999

  Hall discusses what it was like to grow up in a segregated city like Owensboro, Kentucky. She feels that there has been little change in race relations in the…
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  Olive Burroughs, June 30, 1999

  Burroughs discusses growing up during the transition years as Owensboro became more integrated. She remembers sitting at a store lunch counter and being served…
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  Tony Wimsatt, July 8, 1999

  Wimsatt begins the interview by discussing his maternal grandparents, who helped raise him. His grandfather worked for the Works Progress Administration (WPA)…
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  Grant Talbot, III, May 12,…

  Talbot talks about his family and their involvement in the community. His grandmother had been very active in the community working with the Neblett Center and…
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  Minnie James,

  James discusses attending Western High School before integration. She talks about learning to write from Mrs. Hathaway utilizing the "Push and Pull" and "Round,…