Wyatt, Wilson W. (Wilson Watkins), 1905-1996

Date:
1977-09-06
Length:
11 minutes
Interviewer:
Staiger, Charles
Transcription available:
no
Series:
African American Community Interviews
Series ID:
9999_001
Interview Number(s):
__375
Summary:
Mr. Wyatt is the past mayor of Louisville and the past lieutenant governor of Kentucky. He discusses his involvement in Louisville's rationing board during World War II, which was the only integrated rationing board in the United States. He discusses how the decision was reached to integrate and how this was worked out for the members of the board and the community.
Topic(s):
Rationing--Kentucky--Louisville, Segregation, School integration, Wyatt, Wilson W. (Wilson Watkins), 1905-1996, Mayors--Kentucky--Louisville, Politicians--Kentucky