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Civil Rights in Kentucky - Oral Histories: Kentucky Family Farm Oral History Project - African-American Farmers Project

Kentucky Family Farm Oral History Project - African-American Farmers Project

Description

This project contains interviews concerning the experiences of African American farmers and their families in Kentucky. Topics include sharecropping, tobacco, cattle, women's roles on the farm, farm techniques, dairy farming, tenant farming, education, segregation.

Number of Interviews        46

Total Hours                 53

 

Subjects             

African Americans--Kentucky. ; African American farmers--Kentucky.  ; Sharecropping--Kentucky. ; Tobacco farmers--Kentucky. ; Cattle--Kentucky. ; Women farmers--Kentucky. ; Agriculture--Kentucky. ; Dairy farming--Kentucky. ; Farm tenancy--Kentucky. ; African Americans--Education--Kentucky. ; African Americans--Segregation.

 

Tags

Agriculture, Segregation, Integration