Interview with Herman A. Stephens, July 26, 1978

Partial Transcript: My name is Edward Owens. I'm working with the Urban League on the Oral Black History Project.

Segment Synopsis: Dr. Stephens discusses where he is from, his education, and the states in which he had residency after medical school.

Keywords: Education; General medicine; Gynecology; Hospitals; Private practice; Psychiatry; Public schools; Veterans Administration hospitals

Subjects: African American physicians; African Americans--Kentucky--Lexington.; Alabama; Chicago (Ill.); Childhood; Louisville (Ky.); Mississippi

Partial Transcript: Transferring from Louisville to the VA Hospital in Lexington, where I have remained since.

Segment Synopsis: Dr. Stephens discusses when he came to Lexington and how long he has practiced here.

Keywords: Black physicians; Lexington (Ky.)

Subjects: African American physicians--Kentucky--Lexington; Physicians; Veterans

Partial Transcript: In your private practice, did you receive the support of the black community?

Segment Synopsis: Dr. Stephens discusses the support he received from the African American community as a doctor, and says that he treated both white and black patients.

Keywords: Black community; Blacks in Lexington; Business; Community; Private practice; Support

Subjects: African American business enterprises; African American physicians; African Americans--Social conditions.

Partial Transcript: Was there any significant change in your practice during the civil rights movement here in Lexington?

Segment Synopsis: Dr. Stephens discusses his position in the civil rights movement and its effect on business.

Keywords: Civil rights; Contribution; Flow of business; Leadership; Support

Subjects: African American leadership; African Americans--Civil rights--Kentucky; African Americans--Social conditions.; Civil rights movements--United States; Community leadership

Partial Transcript: What kind of relationship existed between black and white physicians when you first entered Lexington?

Segment Synopsis: Dr. Stephens discusses racial segregation in the hospitals and the absence of issues between the doctors themselves.

Keywords: Black physicians; Inequality; Racism; Segregated hospitals; Segregation; White physicians

Subjects: African American physicians; African Americans--Segregation; African Americans--Social conditions.; Hospitals--Kentucky--Lexington; Integration; Physicians--Kentucky--Lexington; Race discrimination.; Race relations--Kentucky

Partial Transcript: Has the black community continued to support you over the years?

Segment Synopsis: Dr. Stephens discusses how much support he got from the black community in Lexington.

Keywords: Black doctors; Black physicians; Blacks in Lexington

Subjects: African American business enterprises; African American physicians; African Americans--Social conditions.; Lexington (Ky.).; Small business--Kentucky

Partial Transcript: At one time there quite a number of black doctors in Lexington.

Segment Synopsis: Dr. Stephens discusses black professionals in Lexington.

Keywords: Black doctors; Black people; Black professionals; Community; Lexington (Ky.)

Subjects: African American physicians; African Americans--Employment.; African Americans--Social conditions.; Lawyers--Kentucky; Physicians--Kentucky; Professions--Kentucky

Partial Transcript: What, what year did you start your nursing home business?

Segment Synopsis: Dr. Stephens discusses how his nursing home business came to be.

Keywords: Buildings; Business; For sale; Nursing homes; Ownership; Patients; Personal care homes

Subjects: African American business enterprises; African American physicians; African Americans--Health and hygiene.; Nursing homes; Small business--Kentucky