Interview with Jerry L. Stevens, February 3, 1997
Project: University of Kentucky Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Jerry Stevens was the original director of the Office of Minority Affairs at the University of Kentucky. In this interview, Stevens and the interviewer, Lauretta Byars, discuss the creation of the Martin Luther King Committee and its part in starting the first Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations in Lexington, Kentucky. They also discuss scholarship funding and community involvement, as well as education related to Martin Luther King Jr. Day.Interview Accession
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Stevens, Jerry L. Stevens, Jerry L.--Interviews University of Kentucky University of Kentucky--History Minority students Minorities Universities and colleges--Faculty Education, Higher--Kentucky College students--Social conditions College students--Economic conditions African American college students King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968Interview Rights
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Stevens, Jerry L. Interview by Lauretta Byars. 03 Feb. 1997. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Stevens, J.L. (1997, February 03). Interview by L. Byars. University of Kentucky Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Stevens, Jerry L., interview by Lauretta Byars. February 03, 1997, University of Kentucky Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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