Interview with Gerald Smith, March 29, 2018
Project: Interviewing the Interviewers Oral History Project
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Dr. Gerald Smith talks about the three interviews he conducted in 2010 with Kentucky Senator and civil rights activist Georgia Davis Powers, during which she discussed her relationship with Martin Luther King, Jr. and the events of the days leading up to his assassination.Interview Accession
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African American leadership African Americans--Civil rights Civil rights movements--United States Interviewing--Technique Interviews (Sound recordings) King, Martin Luther, Jr. 1929-1968 Oral histories Oral history interview Oral history recordings Oral history--Methodology Powers, Georgia Davis, 1923-2016 Politicians--KentuckyInterview Rights
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Smith, Gerald Interview by Douglas A. Boyd. 29 Mar. 2018. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Smith, G. (2018, March 29). Interview by D. A. Boyd. Interviewing the Interviewers Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Smith, Gerald, interview by Douglas A. Boyd. March 29, 2018, Interviewing the Interviewers Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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