Collection Title: Jackson Purchase Oral History Project – Night Riders
Series Number: OH085
Interviewee: Magness, Connie
Interviewer: Susan Jones
Date interviewed: November 20, 1973
Processed by: Sheree Wise
Date processed: July 15, 2010
Description: 1 sound disc (30 minutes)
Abstract: Connie Magness initially explains that he never was informed nor witnessed any racism in Marshall or Calloway County, Kentucky during the time of the Night Riders. He also discusses how the Night Riders would scrape the tobacco plant beds. He also mentions the "Law and Order" society formed against the Night Riders.
Biographical / Historical note: Connie Magness was a lifelong resident of Calloway County, Kentucky. He was a child living on his father's farm during the era of the Night Riders.
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Subject Headings / Descriptors:
Magness, Connie
Night Riders.
Calloway County (Ky.) – History.
Marshall County (Ky.) – History.
Kentucky – Race relations.
Research Notes: Abstract included with oral history.
