Davis tells of racist comments about black UK students during a lie-in on campus in 2014. She says black and white folks must speak up if they hear something offensive.
Merlene Davis graduated from the University of Kentucky with a Journalism degree. She went to the University of California, Berkeley, through the Maynard Institute and worked as a journalist in Memphis Tennessee before returning to the Lexington Herald-Leader. She was a columnist at the Lexington Herald-Leader from 1985 until her retirement in 2015. She is an inductee into the Kentucky Civil Rights Hall of Fame.
This interview took place on April 30, 2015 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.
Delahanty discusses his work associated with the abolishment of the death penalty in Kentucky. He tells of how he worked with the Senators and Representatives to first abolish the death penalty for th
Delahanty talks about his time working with immigrants, especially with refugees, that are coming into the United States and his work getting changes made to a bill regarding restricting what groups o
Shaw discusses how she attempts to not editorialize during her broadcasts, but that it is impossible to completely separate journalism from activism. She talks about how the choice of topics she cover
Akins starts a Saturday academy at the Bracktown church for African American males.
Roszalyn Akins is the First Lady of the First Baptist Church of Bracktown. She started the Carter G. Woodson Academ
Akins talks fondly about growing up in the housing projects. There she learned community, family and sharing.
Roszalyn Akins is the First Lady of the First Baptist Church of Bracktown. She started th
Hamilton talks about "Urban Removal" and the effect it had on the black community in Louisville, specifically Walnut Street.
Ed Hamilton is a sculptor living in Louisville, KY.
This interview took p
Hamilton recalls getting involved in the civil rights movement through his art and art groups.
Ed Hamilton is a sculptor living in Louisville, KY.
This interview took place on July 2nd, 2016 as part
Mattie Jones persuades young black men to rethink a life of crime.
Mattie Jones is a civil rights activist in Louisville, Kentucky.
This interview took place on April 26, 2013 as part of the Kentuck
