Gream, Willie, 1892-

Willie Gream recalls meeting members of the Night Riders in Calloway County, Kentucky. Not one of them spoke to him but he did notice many of them rode grey mules. He further discusses the activities of the Night Riders, such as scrapping tobacco plants. He remembers that the Night Riders wanted to raise the price of tobacco and that they tarred and feathered those who opposed their ideologies. Gream also discussed the fact that he was never bothered by the Night Riders since he was a member of the "Association" and worked at an "Association" tobacco farm. He briefly mentioned that the Night Riders did not harass African Americans in Calloway County.

From the description of Oral history interview with Willie Gream [sound recording], 1973 November 19 (Murray State University). WorldCat record id: 650491265