Interview with Lyman T. Johnson, June 24, 1991

Interview Summary

In this interview, educator and civil rights activist Lyman T. Johnson remembers working with Anne Braden from the early days of their civil rights efforts, to the post civil rights campaign in Louisville, Kentucky. During Johnson's time as president of the Louisville Branch of the NAACP, Anne Braden was an NAACP member. Johnson describes the negative reaction of board members and the caution of the African American community toward Anne and Carl Braden who identified as socialist. Johnson also speaks to the varying degrees of public acceptance toward him as the black, male, civil rights activist, and Anne Braden as a white, female, socialist, civil rights activist.

Interview Keyword

Civil rights White civil rights workers National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Louisville Branch. University of Kentucky Louisville (Ky.). Division of Police. Jefferson County Public Schools. Jefferson County (Ky.). Board of Education. College integration. Central High School (Louisville, Ky.) Graduate schools African American neighborhoods Activism Journalists Reporters Violence Politicians--Kentucky Black community

Interview LC Subject

African Americans--Civil rights--Kentucky Braden, Anne, 1924-2006 Braden, Carl, 1914-1975 Civil rights movements--United States Civil rights workers Civil rights--Kentucky College integration Communism Johnson, Lyman T., 1906-1997 Johnson, Lyman T., 1906-1997--Interviews Journalism Louisville (Ky.) Police brutality Racism Segregation Segregation in education--Kentucky Segregation in higher education Socialism University of Kentucky--History

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