Turner, Shellaine

Date:
2021-12-12
Interviewer:
Manning, Joseph
Transcription available:
no
Series:
Voices of Russell in a Time of Change
Series ID:
2023_019
Interview Number(s):
2023_19_19
Summary:

Turner talks about the annual 16th St. Block Party, marriage and family, becoming a homeowner, building community with neighbors, the fellowship of organizing the block party, COVID and cancelling the block party.


These and other interviews were conducted by the Louisville Story Program and collaboratively edited with the participants authors between 2020 and 2023. The culmination of this collaborative work is the documentary book, “If You Write Me A Letter, Send It Here: Voices of Russell in a Time of Change.” This anthology of nonfiction documents the rich layers of history and cultural heritage in the Russell area of west Louisville, a neighborhood whose history is centrally important to the Black experience in Louisville.

Topic(s):
Russell (Louisville, Ky.), African Americans--Kentucky--Louisville