Cunningham talks about the Chestnut St. Y and how it helped to build community in Louisville.
Raoul Cunningham was born in 1943 and began working for civil rights at age 14. Cunningham recruited other young people to the cause and, after careful planning, they began picketing numerous downtown Louisville lunch counters and restaurants that refused to serve African-Americans. He attended Howard University. Back in Louisville he worked on the campaign to elect Kentucky Senator Georgia Davis Powers. He worked in the Washington DC office of U.S. Senator Dee Huddleston for many years. He is the President of the Louisville Branch of the NAACP.
This interview took place on June 3th, 2013 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