OH082 Kirby Jennings Oral History
Collection Title
Jackson Purchase Oral History Project - Night Riders
Series Number
OH082
Interviewee
Jennings, Kirby
Interviewer
Jones, Susan
Date Interviewed
September 19th, 1973
Processed by
Sheree Wise
Date Processed
July 15th, 2010
Description
1 sound disc (43 minutes)
Abstract
Kirby Jennings discusses articles located in the Murray Democrat related to the Night Riders of Calloway County, Kentucky. He mentions a letter that states Felix G. Ewing was the founder of the Night Riders. Jennings describes how the Night Riders never initiated any violence in Calloway County and that they were principally a non-violent organization. He discusses the governor sending military troops to Murray, Kentucky to maintain order. He concludes by telling a story of Jake Ellis, the only man to be charged with being a Night Rider in Calloway County.
Biographical/Historical Note
Kirby Jennings was the owner and editor of the Murray Democrat Newspaper of Murray, Kentucky from the 1950s to 1975.
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
Jennings, Kirby
Calloway County (Ky.) - History
Murray (Ky.) - History
Night Riders
Recommended Citation
Jones, Susan, "OH082 Kirby Jennings Oral History" (2025). Night Riders. 6.
https://digitalcommons.murraystate.edu/oh-nr/6
Audio Transcript
