Moorman, Frank

Date:
1978-08-17
Length:
90 minutes.
Interviewer:
Chumbley, Kenneth
Transcription available:
no
Series:
African American Community Interviews
Series ID:
9999_001
Interview Number(s):
__602
__603
Summary:
Born to Tal and Laura Moorman in Daviess County, Kentucky, Frank Moorman, Sr., came to Louisville in 1926 to rejoin his former employer, Dr. White, at his new drugstore in the Mammoth Building. Moorman later opened a drugstore with Dr. J.C. McDonald on the corner of Sixth and Walnut. He later opened a service station at Eighth and Walnut; this station became Frank's Super Service. Moorman discusses his grandparents and parents in the Buckhorn community in Daviess County, the evolution of his business, his feelings on the civil rights movement and race relations.
Topic(s):
African Americans--Kentucky--Louisville, African American businesspeople, Businessmen, Civil rights movements, Central Business District (Louisville, Ky.)