Interview with Lyman T. Johnson, June 5, 1979
Project: Wade Hall Papers (2009ms131): Interviews with Lyman T. Johnson
Interview Summary
Johnson talks about his involvement in various organizations, including Youth Speaks and serving on a draft board. He then talks about his own personal history with politics, and talks about the history of African American voting rights in the 20th century. Then, Johnson talks about his time at the University of Kentucky. He then talks about his involvement in Louisville politics, including the times that he has run for office. He talks about his memories of Muhammad Ali. He also talks about his memories of the Great Migration, and other memories from his childhood and young life.Interview Accession
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Louisville (Ky.) Louisville politics Happy Chandler Political involvement Political science education Poll taxes Voting rights African Americans in Southern politics Integration of University of Kentucky Reaction to integration of University of Kentucky Cross burning Lexington (Ky.) Election cycles Kentucky politics Local politics Louisville Board of Aldermen Politics of integration Community organizing Louisville West End Muhammad Ali Great MigrationInterview LC Subject
Education--Kentucky Segregation in education. Teachers--Kentucky African Americans--Politics and government. Political corruption--Kentucky Political campaigns--Kentucky Politicians--Kentucky Voting African Americans--Southern States. African Americans--Civil Rights--Kentucky African Americans--Legal status, laws, etc. Lexington (Ky.)--Race relations African American neighborhoods African Americans--Social conditions--To 1964. African Americans--Education (Higher) African Americans--Kentucky--Lexington--Social conditions. Race relations--Kentucky Segregation Integration African American leadership Governors--Kentucky.Interview Rights
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Johnson, Lyman T. Interview by Wade Hall. 05 Jun. 1979. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Johnson, L.T. (1979, June 05). Interview by W. Hall. Wade Hall Papers (2009ms131): Interviews with Lyman T. Johnson. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Johnson, Lyman T., interview by Wade Hall. June 05, 1979, Wade Hall Papers (2009ms131): Interviews with Lyman T. Johnson, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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