OH080 Rube Davis Oral History
Collection Title
Jackson Purchase Oral History Project - Night Riders
Series Number
OH080
Interviewee
Davis, Rube
Interviewer
Jones, Susan
Date Interviewed
April 3rd, 1973
Processed by
Sheree Wise
Date Processed
July 15th, 2010
Description
1 sound disc (19 minutes)
Abstract
Rube Davis discusses the activities of the Night Riders in Marshall and Calloway counties in Kentucky during the first decade of the 20th Century. He recalls an incident when he was shot at by a Night Rider. Davis also discusses methods used by Night Riders to prevent the sale of tobacco to the American Tobacco Company.
Biographical/Historical Note
Rube Davis was a resident of Calloway County, Kentucky.
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
Davis, Rube
Calloway County (Ky.) - History
Marshall County (Ky.) - History.
Night Riders.
Recommended Citation
Jones, Susan, "OH080 Rube Davis Oral History" (2025). Night Riders. 4.
https://digitalcommons.murraystate.edu/oh-nr/4
Audio Transcript
