Delahanty talks about people who were involved in race relations being identifiied as communists. It was the era of McCarthyism and Communism. The house in Shively was bombed. Braden’s were on trial. The Delahanty’s joined the American Civil Liberties Union. Bob Delahanty began to represent clients regarding Open Housing and Open Accomodations. Dolores became interested in Women’s Rights.
Dolores Delahanty is a social activist and political leader in Louisville, Kentucky. She was a founding member of the National Women’s Political Caucus during the early Civil Rights Movement, and she was critical to the success of Kentucky’s Fair Credit Law. Delahanty has devoted her life to improving the lives of others, primarily those of Kentucky women and children. Her leadership roles include serving as secretary of the Kentucky Governor’s Commission on Women, Executive Director of the Jefferson County Department for Human Services and as a Distict County Commissioner in Jefferson County.
This interview took place on June 4th, 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.
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