Hamilton, Cheri Bryant

Date:
2014-11-11
Length:
27 mins.
Interviewer:
Weinhusen, Scott
Transcription available:
no
Series:
Parkland Oral History Project
Series ID:
2015_020
Interview Number(s):
2015_20_
Summary:
African American former Louisville City Councilwoman Cheri Hamilton, born in 1950 in the Russell neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky. Mother was an activist and role model for Hamilton’s activism. She discusses her experiences dealing with racism in Louisville while growing up, as a protester and later as a government official. She also notes the influence of her mother and her activities on her own activism. Interview index and summary available
Topic(s):
Parkland (Louisville, Ky.), African Americans--Kentucky--Louisville, 1968 Parkland Uprising