The Kentucky Human Rights Commission, the University of Kentucky Office of Community Engagement and the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History are honored to celebrate the Kentucky Civil Rights Hall of Fame inductees and use oral history to capture these stories in their own words. It is our intention to educate and inspire viewers on the power of the human spirit and how it is moving our nation towards greatness.
Executive Producer: University of Kentucky Office of Community and Engagement and the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Executive Producers: University of Kentucky Office of Community and Engagement and the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Project Directors: Lisa Higgins-Hord and Doug Boyd Ph.D.
Producer/Director/Videographer/Editor: Joanna Hay
Interviewers: Nieta Wigginton and Betty Bayé
Graphic Design: Anna Barnard
Researcher: Hannah Shepard
Interns: Alexis Meza and Kaitlyn McNulty
Digital Content Curators: Allison Crawford and Joanna Hay
Web Design: MoDuet and 301 Interactive
Link to the Kentucky Civil Rights Hall of Fame Inductee list and Nomination Form
Lisa Higgins-Hord is the Assistant Vice President of the University of Kentucky’s Office of Community Engagement and has led the Kentucky Civil Rights Hall of Fame Oral History Project since its inception in 2013.
Doug Boyd is the Director of the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History at the University of Kentucky Libraries and has collaborated on the Kentucky Civil Rights Hall of Fame Oral History Project since its inception in 2013.
Joanna Hay is the producer-director of the Kentucky Civil Rights Hall of Fame Oral History Project. She is a documentary filmmaker whose work is in the Library of Congress and is the owner of Joanna Hay Productions.
Oral History Interviewer Betty Baye was a reporter, editor and columnist at The Courier-Journal in Louisville for 27 years. She is a motivational speaker and author of The Book of David: My East Harlem Love Story.
Oral History Interviewer Nieta Wigginton is an educator and social entrepreneur who works at the intersection of business, education, community engagement and the Arts. She is the Community Arts Manager at LexArts.