Interview with Lyman T. Johnson, May 27, 1976
Project: Black People in Louisville Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Lyman T. Johnson talks about how the black community in Louisville in the early 1930s leveraged their political power to have two new schools built for black students. He talks about becoming president of the Louisville Teachers Association and winning a lawsuit for equal pay for black teachers. He talks about Charles Anderson, the first black legislator in Kentucky. He talks about Omer Carmichael, superintendent of Louisville schools during integration. Johnson names several white people who were allies in the fight for civil rights in Louisville, and discusses their contributions and sacrifices. He also talks about some of the black leaders in Louisville since the 1940s, and discusses their contributions and sacrifices.Interview Accession
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African Americans--Kentucky--Louisville African Americans--Kentucky--Louisville--Social conditions Johnson, Lyman T., 1906-1997 Johnson, Lyman T., 1906-1997--Interviews African American leadership African American teachers. African Americans--Civil rights African Americans--Education. African Americans--Employment. African Americans--Segregation African Americans--Social conditions. Civil rights movements--United States Discrimination in education. Discrimination in employment. Education Integration Louisville (Ky.) Protest movements. Race discrimination. Race relations--Kentucky Racism School integration--Kentucky Segregation in education. Teachers Wages.Interview Rights
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Johnson, Lyman T. Interview by George C. Wright. 27 May. 1976. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Johnson, L.T. (1976, May 27). Interview by G. C. Wright. Black People in Louisville Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Johnson, Lyman T., interview by George C. Wright. May 27, 1976, Black People in Louisville Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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