African Americans; Race relations; Civil rights demonstrations; Civil rights; Louisville Free Public Library; Girl Scouts; Libraries; Integration; African Americans--Social conditions
Oral history interview with Murray Atkins Walls and John Walls, conducted July 27, 1977 by Dwayne Cox. Most of the interview focuses on Murray Atkins Walls, although her husband, John Walls, is also an active participant. They were both involved in...
Undertakers and undertaking; Business people; African American businesspeople; Politicians; African American politicians; Discrimination in public accommodations; Segregation--Law and legislation; Discrimination in employment; African...
Oral history interview with Goldie Winstead Beckett, conducted on September 12, 1978 by Ken Chumbley. In this interview, Mrs. Beckett discusses her life as well as her husband’s experiences as alderman in the city of Louisville in the late 1940s...
A pair of mules pull a man seated on a mowing machine. The man is dressed in jacket, gloves, and hat indicating cold weather. This photo is one of fourteen photographs of mowing machine demonstrations at Marlbank Farm.
A pair of mules pull a man seated on a mowing machine. The man is dressed in jacket, gloves, and hat indicating cold weather. This photo is one of fourteen photographs of mowing machine demonstrations at Marlbank Farm.
A person lays on the lawn during the Carnival of Science and The Arts. There is an book covering his face; people, tables, and other features of the Carnival of Arts and Sciences can be seen in the background. Conceived by Mrs. Robert Whitney (wife...
Woman demonstrating something with tuning fork and water to young boy during the Carnival of Science and The Arts. Conceived by Mrs. Robert Whitney (wife of the dean of the music school) and Mrs. Richard Kain, newly elected president of the U of L...
