Gilmore, Virgil with Gilmore, Wyetta.

Date:
1977-06-23
Length:
60 minutes
Interviewer:
Bruggman, Marsha
Transcription available:
no
Series:
African American Community Interviews
Series ID:
9999_001
Interview Number(s):
__356
Summary:
Wyetta Gilmore discusses her career as a librarian with the Indianapolis Free Public Library. Virgil discusses his family history and his 42-year career with the railroad as a porter. Together Mr. and Mrs. Gilmore discuss their home in Parkland and the changes in the area over the years. Talks about how a mixed couple (Black man, white woman) had trouble buying a house and how the racial make-up of the neighborhood changed.
Topic(s):
African Americans--Kentucky--Louisville, Parkland (Louisville, Ky.), Central High School (Louisville, Ky.), Librarians, Porters, Discrimination in housing--Kentucky--Louisville