Civil rights movements--Kentucky--Louisville

Mr. Coleman is a employee of the Louisville Urban League. This interview concerns his involvement with the Urban League and the Louisville Civil Rights movement.

Civil Rights Movement in Louisville interview

Civil Rights Movement in Louisville interview; no tape, no transcript

Mrs. Davis briefly described growing up in Louisville. The major part of the interview concerned her years at UofL. She described her relationship with other, primarily white, students, and with faculty. She discussed her two mentors, Charles Parrish and Harvey C. Webster at length. She told the story of how she and her friends picketed restaurants in the neighborhood surrounding the university and succeeded in getting them open to African Americans. She also discussed meeting with Dr. Philip Davidson, president of the university, and getting his support to accomplish other changes to equalize treatment for black students. At the end of the interview she briefly described her post-UofL career.

Civil Rights Movement in Louisville interview

Jane Grady is a civil rights activist who grew up in the Parkland neighborhood. She also lived in Beecher Terrace for a while. She remembered Little Africa, the Walnut Street Business District, and working for tenants’ rights in public housing.

The Reverend Hodge discusses his early family life in Texas, his experiences in Civilian Conservation Corps, college, a brief history of the Fifth Street Baptist Church in Louisville, the civil rights movement in Louisville and and his position on the Louisville Board of Realtors.

Civil Rights Movement in Louisville

This interview was conducted shortly after Mr. Johnson had been elected to Jefferson County School Board from the First District and is a continuation of the series done by Ms. Monsour on Mr. Johnson's long civil rights career in Louisville. The discussion centers on riots and civil rights demonstrations in Louisville.

Mr. Perry discusses his education, time in the Army during World War I, and his personal experiences as Black principal in the Louisville school system. Included is a discussion about the quality of education received by Blacks before and after desegregation, how Black facilities compared with white facilities, and why few school employees were involved in civil rights movement in Louisville.