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Interview with Eva Carmen Regarding Her Life (FA 154)

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Transcript of interview by Christopher Carey for oral history project "A Generation Remembers, 1900-1949." Eva Carmen discusses her life and times, including information about African Americans; Hartford, KY; Kentucky State University; midwifery; her husband, Ned Carmen; social life and customs; Lincoln Leadership Training School; teaching; the hanging of Sam Jennings; and black newspapers.

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“Interview with Eva Carmen Regarding Her Life (FA 154),” Notable Kentucky African Americans Database, accessed October 11, 2026, https://nkaa.uky.edu/nkaa/items/show/300002493.

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