Interview with Dorothy Coleman

Partial Transcript: If you would then, would you state your full name for me and your place of birth.

Segment Synopsis: In this segment, Mrs. Coleman talks about her early life in Pleasureville and returning to high school during integration.

Keywords: 1950s; 1960s; Eminence KY; Henry County KY; Integration; Pleasureville KY; Schools; University of Kentucky

Subjects: Kentucky bluegrass Kentucky--History Kentucky--Social life and customs school integration

Partial Transcript: What is your first memory of Pleasureville?

Segment Synopsis: Mrs. Coleman talks about Pleasureville and what happened to the town during the Great Depression. She also discusses her husband's time as a cab driver.

Keywords: African American Churches; African American Schools; Books; Cab Company; Church; Henry County KY; Pleasureville KY; Post Offices; Prohibition

Subjects: auto mobiles Depressions--1929--United States Depressions--History Kentucky bluegrass Kentucky River (Ky.) Kentucky--History Kentucky--Social life and customs Prohibition

Partial Transcript: Did you know any Slaves that were living in your childhood?

Segment Synopsis: In this segment, Mrs. Coleman talks about the slavery in her family's history. She also talks about the black families in Pleasureville.

Keywords: Church Congregations; Churches; Henry County KY; Pleasureville Community; Pleasureville KY; Slavery

Subjects: churches Kentucky bluegrass Kentucky River (Ky.) Kentucky--History Kentucky--Social life and customs Slavery Slavery--America--History Slavery--Kentucky

Partial Transcript: Do you remember when World War II came along?

Segment Synopsis: In this segment, Mrs. Coleman talks about World War II. She also talks about the black families who left Pleasureville.

Keywords: Henry County KY; Pearl Harbor; Pleasureville Community; Pleasureville Ky; Segregation; Sharecroppers; Sharecropping; World War II

Subjects: Kentucky bluegrass Kentucky River (Ky.) Kentucky--History Kentucky--Social life and customs Segregation sharecroppers sharecropping World War, 1939-1945

Partial Transcript: When did Pleasureville start to go downhill?

Segment Synopsis: Mrs. Coleman talks about the shopping centers in Louisville and the small shops that have closed. She also talks about the first cars and other aspects of the town.

Keywords: Automobiles; doctors; Henry County KY; Louisville KY; Malls; Pleasureville Community; Pleasureville KY; Shelbyville KY; Shopping Centers

Subjects: Automobiles Kentucky bluegrass Kentucky River (Ky.) Kentucky--History Kentucky--Social life and customs