kylouu_afamoh_oh698 oh698 afamoh kylouu yes Oral history interview with Nelson Goodwin Goodwin, Nelson, 1907-1991 African Americans--Kentucky--Jefferson County--History African American businesspeople--Kentucky--Louisville African American historians--Kentucky--Louisville African Americans--Social conditions Race relations--Kentucky--Louisville Louisville (Ky.)--Race relations--History--20th century Slavery--Kentucky--Jefferson County History--Societies, etc. Civil rights--Kentucky--Louisville African Americans--Civil rights--Kentucky--Louisville Urban renewal--Kentucky--Louisville Libraries--Kentucky--Louisville Nurseries (Horticulture)--Kentucky--Louisville African Americans and libraries--Kentucky--Newburg Goodwin, Nelson, 1907-1991 Oral history interview conducted with Nelson Goodwin on January 10, 1979 by Kenneth Chumbley. Mr. Goodwin, a nursery owner and local historian from Louisville, Kentucky, discusses his ancestors and other African Americans who lived in the Petersburg / Newburg area. He describes the relationships of various African Americans with white slaveowners, and the efforts blacks made to build their community following slavery. He describes his own efforts to develop his community through the location of library in Newburg and the Petersburg Historical Society's programs, as well as his fight against urban renewal. He also talks about his own career in the nursery business. The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. Louisville, Ky. : University of Louisville Archives and Records Center Chumbley, Kenneth Lawrence William F. Ekstrom Library. University Archives and Records Center African American Community Interviews Collection (William F. Ekstrom Library. University Archives and Records Center) eng Sound recordings Transcripts Oral histories http://digital.library.louisville.edu/u?/afamoh,115 audio/mp3; application/pdf 01:25:27; 55 pages Audiocassette tapes number 698 and 699, African American Oral History Collection, Oral History Center, University of Louisville Archives and Records Center. Forms part of online collection: African American Community Interviews, Oral History Center, University of Louisville Archives and Records Center 1979-01-10 Petersburg (Jefferson County, Ky.) Newburg (Ky.) Louisville (Ky.) Jefferson County (Ky.) To inquire about reproductions, permissions, or for information about prices see: http://library.louisville.edu/uarc/digicollorder.html; please cite the Interview Number when ordering. 20090526 204835