Oral history interview with Gracie Smith [sound recording], 1973 April 3

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Oral history interview with Gracie Smith [sound recording], 1973 April 3

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Gracie Smith was a child when the Night Riders raided the Birmingham community of Marshall County, Kentucky in 1908.

1 sound disc (23 minutes) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Murray State University, Waterfield Library

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Murray State University, Waterfield Library

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Jones, Susan

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Smith, Gracie

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Gracie Smith was a child during when the Night Riders raided the Birmingham community of Marshall County, Kentucky. Her recollections are based upon personal experiences and hearsay from relatives. Smith describes the Night Riders attempts to force African Americans to leave Birmingham. She recalls guns being fired and raiders roaming the streets. Smith stated that she was never personally harassed by the Night Riders but does mention a man named John Scrubs whom she believed was killed by those...