Brown, Emma Wilson,

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Ms. Brown speaks of teaching school, school books, items supplied school: mentions the community of Samuels: remembers bootlegging, some whiskey was stolen from distilleries, some women drove and would haul loads of whiskey, explains bootlegging term "buy the road", most people in Bloomfield went to Fairfield to buy whiskey: says that a lot of people made home brew: she does not think the Great Depression had much affect on her: mentions a church building in Bloomfield shared by two congregations: tells of African-American community near Bloomfield, what it was called, church, school and a good teacher.

From the description of Emma Wilson Brown interview, September 27, 1988. (Kentucky Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 780189825

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Nelson County, (Ky.)
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