Interview with Saunda Richardson, March 5, 1997
Project: Black People in Lexington Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Saunda Richardson is the great niece of Lucy Rowe Estill, one of the five members of the Board of Park Commissioners for the Black park system in Lexington, Kentucky. Richardson describes Estill's early life in Hanging Fork, Kentucky before moving to Lexington. She talks about their family, and shares Estill's philosophy on life. Richardson reads lists of programs offered by the Parks Department during Estill's tenure, and reads a description of a play Estill produced on slavery in America.Interview Accession
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African Americans--Education. African Americans--Employment. African Americans--Genealogy. African Americans--Recreation African Americans--Segregation African Americans--Social conditions. African Americans--Social life and customs. Family histories. Hanging Fork (Ky.) Parks--Kentucky Plays. Race discrimination. United States--Race relations.Interview Rights
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Richardson, Saunda Interview by Boyd Shearer, Jr.. 05 Mar. 1997. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Richardson, S. (1997, March 05). Interview by B. S. Jr.. Black People in Lexington Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Richardson, Saunda, interview by Boyd Shearer, Jr.. March 05, 1997, Black People in Lexington Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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