Elliott came to Louisville in 1952 and encountered many of the same problems that existed in Alabama.

Rev. Dr. Charles Elliott Jr. was born in Wheeler, Alabama in 1934. He is the pastor of King Solomon Missionary Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky. He was inducted into the Kentucky Civil Rights Hall of Fame in 2012.

This interview took place on September 11th, 2014 as part of the Kentucky Civil Rights Hall of Fame Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History and University of Kentucky Libraries.

To view the entire interview visit:

https://kentuckyoralhistory.org/ark:/16417/xt70rx93b739

Interviewer: Betty Baye
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Elliott recalls lynchings in the woods and the start of the movement. Rev. Dr. Charles Elliott Jr. was born in

 

Elliott stresses the importance of getting an education. No one can take that away from you. Rev. Dr. Charles Elliott