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Partial Transcript: My name is Edward Owens. I'm working for the Urban League on the Oral Black History Project.
Segment Synopsis: Faustina Cruise is introduced. She talks about her education at Dunbar School in Lexington, Kentucky and at Kentucky State University. She talks about working for her husband's family at the Mammoth Insurance Company beginning in 1941 until her retirement in 1975.
Keywords: Children; Dunbar School; Husband; Kentucky State University; Lexington (Ky.); Mammoth Insurance Company; Married; Occupations; Retired; Schools; Working
Subjects: African American business enterprises; African American college graduates--Kentucky; African American families; African Americans--Education (Higher); African Americans--Education.; African Americans--Employment.; Insurance companies
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Partial Transcript: When did the first office of Mammoth Insurance open in Lexington?
Segment Synopsis: Cruise discusses the history of the Mammoth Insurance Company in 1915, including its founder, original location, and employees.
Keywords: Deweese Street; Employees; Founders; H. E. Hall; Mammoth Insurance Company; Offices
Subjects: African American business enterprises; African Americans--Employment.; Insurance companies
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Partial Transcript: Did the Black people of Lexington, did they, um, patronize Mammoth quickly?
Segment Synopsis: Cruise says that the Black community was initially hesitant about the Mammoth Insurance Company. She talks about the type of advertising that was done, their employment of many African Americans, and race relations during National Insurance Week. The interview is concluded.
Keywords: Advertising; Attitudes; Basketball teams; Black community; Black insurance companies; Children; Customers; Employers; Hesitant; Mammoth Insurance Company; National Insurance Week; Plays; Reactions; White community; White insurance companies
Subjects: African American business enterprises; African Americans--Conduct of life.; African Americans--Employment.; African Americans--Social conditions.; Insurance companies; Lexington (Ky.)--Race relations.
