Hear interview highlights that focus on the Civil Rights Movement, life under segregation, community, gay rights, politics and public policy, women's rights and feminism, and immigration and refugees.

Civil Rights Movement

Inductees recount their involvement in the Civil Rights Movement. The full list of clips relating to the Civil Rights Movement is accessible in the Appendix.
 

Life Under Segregation

Inductees recall memories from the Jim Crow Era and point out that segregation persists to this day. The full list of clips relating to Life Under Segregation is accessible in the Appendix.
 

Community

Inductees discuss the role of community in addressing civil rights issues, from finding the community that helped them realize their role in the movement to creating the communities that kept the movement alive. The full list of clips relating to Community is accessible in the Appendix.
 

Gay Rights

Inductees discuss the ongoing fight for gay rights, strategies that have helped advance the cause, and personal experiences being a member of the LGBTQ+ community. The full list of clips relating to Gay Rights is accessible in the Appendix.
 

Public Policy and Politics

Inductees discuss hard-won laws and policies as well as what it is like to address civil rights through the political process. The full list of clips relating to Public Policy and Politics is accessible in the Appendix.
 

Women's Rights/Feminism

Inductees recount their experiences working for women’s rights alongside civil rights and emphasize that feminism encompasses the equitable treatment of all human beings. The full list of clips relating to Women’s Rights/Feminism is accessible in the Appendix.
 

Immigrants and Immigration / Refugees

Inductees tell their stories of immigration and explain what it is like to learn a new language and a new culture in the United States of America. The full list of clips relating to Immigrants and Refugees/Immigration is accessible in the Appendix.
 

Appendix

This page includes links to all Kentucky Civil Rights Hall of Fame Oral History Project video clips, organized by key words. To see each inductee’s full interview, please visit the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History website.