OH090 Kenon Woodall Oral History
Collection Title
Jackson Purchase Oral History Project - Night Riders
Series Number
OH090
Interviewee
Woodall, Kenon
Interviewer
Jones, Susan
Date Interviewed
November, 1973
Processed by
Sheree Wise
Date Processed
July 15th, 2010
Description
1 sound disc (10 minutes)
Abstract
Kenon Woodall discusses the tobacco situation and reasons for the formation of the Night Riders. He describes activities of the Night Riders in Almo and Calloway County, Kentucky. He also describes the methods used to prevent the sale of tobacco to the American Tobacco Company such as barn burning, scraping of plant beds, tar and feathering of recalcitrant farmers.
Biographical/Historical Note
Kenon woodall was a resident of Almo, Kentucky during the era of the Night Riders.
General Information
No user access to original recordings. Use audio user copies, digital derivatives, transcripts, and/or tape indexes. This collection may be protected from unauthorized copying by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code). Permission for reproduction must be requested from Murray State University.
Subject Headings/Descriptors
Woodall, Kenon Night Riders.
Calloway County (Ky.) - History.
Almo (Ky.) - History
Recommended Citation
Jones, Susan, "OH090 Kenon Woodall Oral History" (2025). Night Riders. 14.
https://digitalcommons.murraystate.edu/oh-nr/14
Audio Transcript
