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  Sarah Clark Newby, August 19,…

  Sarah Newby was one of the first African American students to attend the University of Kentucky in 1954. She graduated from UK in 1958 with her bachelor's…
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  Frank R. Cannon, Jr., April …

  Frank Robert Cannon, Jr. was born in Lexington, Kentucky February 10, 1937. He was one of the first African American students to attend the University of…
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  Janice LaRue, April 28, 1997

  Janice LaRue was one of the first African American undergraduates to attend the University of Kentucky. She grew up in Lexington as the oldest of six children.…
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  Josephine Beatty, May 19, 1997

  Josephine Beatty was one of the first African-American undergraduate students to attend the University of Kentucky. Beatty talks briefly about her family…
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  Anna Walker, September 23,…

  Anna Walker discusses her childhood in the neighborhood surrounding Bourbon Avenue in Lexington, Kentucky. She talks about her parents and siblings, and says…
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  Gifford S. Blyton, June 5,…

  Gifford Blyton, a retired University of Kentucky professor of communications, describes his experiences teaching African American students in the 1950s. Blyton…
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  Limenta Locke Lymon, February …

  Limenta Locke Lymon was among the first undergraduate students to attend the University of Kentucky in 1954. She describes her childhood in Lexington. …
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  Willis Sutton, June 6, 1997

  Dr. Willis Sutton came to the University of Kentucky as a professor of sociology in 1952. In this interview, he describes Lexington in the 1950s. He talks about…
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  Howard W. Beers, September 5,…

  Dr. Howard W. Beers is a retired (1974) Professor Emeritus of Rural Sociology at the University of Kentucky. He attended Cornell University, received his Ph.D.…
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  Frank G. Dickey, September 4,…

  Frank G. Dickey completed his undergraduate work at Transylvania College and earned his master's degree in English literature at the University of Kentucky…
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  Natasha Murray, May 16, 2006

  Natasha LaDawn Humphries Murray attended the University of Kentucky from August 2000-2003 and received a bachelor's and a master's degree. In this interview she…
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  Jonathan Johnson, May 17, 2006

  Jonathan Johnson attended graduate school at the University of Kentucky from 2002-2004. In this interview he discusses his family background and childhood in…
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  Stephanie Hogan, June 7, 2006

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  Lauren Reynolds, June 9, 2006

  Lauren Reynolds attended the University of Kentucky from 1998-2005. In this interview she discusses her family background and her childhood in Louisville,…
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  Ann Roach, June 16, 2006

  Ann Roach was one of the first African American students admitted to the University of Kentucky. In this interview she discusses her childhood in Cincinnati,…
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  Sarah Clark Newby, June 20,…

  Sarah Newby graduated from the University of Kentucky in 1958. In this interview she discusses her family background and economic status, and her education…
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  Sherri R. Coles, June 15, 2006

  Sherri Coles attended Kentucky State University from 1992 to 1998, and attended graduate school at the University of Kentucky from 1998 to 1999. In this…
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  Cindy D. LaRue, June 15, 2006

  Cindy Duerson LaRue attended the University of Kentucky from the fall of 1979 until her graduation in the spring of 1983. In this interview she discusses her…
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  James Embry, June 19, 2006

  James Gilbert Embry was a student at the University of Kentucky from 1967-1974, and later worked for the university. In this interview he discusses his family…
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  Lisa A. Brown, June 28, 2006

  Lisa Brown attended the University of Kentucky as an undergraduate from 1986 to 1990 and as a graduate student from 1991 to 1995. In this interview she…
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  James Embry, June 29, 2006

  James Embry talks about his first day of classes at the University of Kentucky, and the advice he received from older African American students. He talks about…
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  Mary A. Adams, June 29, 2006

  Mary Ann Adams attended the University of Kentucky for graduate school beginning in 1949 after earning her bachelor's degree from Kentucky State University. In…
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  Brenda Skillman, July 7, 2006

  Brenda Skillman graduated from the University of Kentucky in 1972. In this interview she discusses her family background, childhood, and early education in…
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  Arvel Carroll, Jr., July 12,…

  Arvel Carroll was a student at the University of Kentucky from 1969-1973 and was recruited by the university to play football. In this first of two interviews…
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  Reann Saunders Falireas, July …

  Reann Saunders Falireas attended the University of Kentucky beginning in 1976 and graduated in 1981. In this interview she discusses her family background, what…
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  Porter G. "PG" Peeples, Sr.,…

  P. G. Peeples discusses his family background and childhood in Lynch, Kentucky. He talks about Lynch as a coal company town in Harlan County, owned by the U.S.…
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  Helen Fisher Frye, July 14,…

  Helen Fisher Frye earned her bachelor's degree in elementary education from Kentucky State University, her master's degree in secondary education from Indiana…
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  Arvel Carroll, Jr., July 17,…

  In this second interview with Arvel Carroll, Jr., he discusses his support system at UK, and the resources he received as a football player. He talks about his…
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  Anna Louise Johnson, July 17,…

  [Note: Fluctuations in audio occur throughout the interview, however the interview is still decipherable.]
  
  Anna Louise Lanon Johnson talks about her family…
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  George Moorman, July 19, 2006

  Dr. George Moorman shares about his experiences growing up in Lexington and attending the University of Kentucky. He begins by discussing his family?s career…
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  Larry Jackson, July 20, 2006

  Larry Jackson attended the University of Kentucky from 1998-2003. In this interview he discusses his family background, and his childhood on a military base in…
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  Dermontti Dawson, July 26,…

  Dermontti Dawson attended the University of Kentucky from 1983-1987. He talks about his family background, and growing up in Lexington, Kentucky. He talks about…
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  Alalia Mack, July 27, 2006

  Alalia Mack was one of the first African American students to earn a master's degree in nursing from the University of Kentucky. In this interview she discusses…
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  Sarah Hagans, July 28, 2006

  Sarah Hagans was a graduate of the Master's with Initial Certification program (MIC) at the University of Kentucky in 2000. In this interview she discusses her…
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  Clella Hagans, July 31, 2006

  Dr. Clella Hagans attended the University of Kentucky for medical school after her undergraduate education at Berea College. In this interview she discusses her…
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  Samuel Wallace, III, August…

  Samuel Wallace, III was one of the first African American students to attend the University of Kentucky. In this interview, he discusses his childhood and…
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  Leslie L. Martin, September …

  Leslie Martin was a professor and administrator at the University of Kentucky during its integration in the 1950s. In this interview, he describes the racial…
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  Maureen B. Strider Abel,…

  Maureen Strider Abel was among the first undergraduate students to integrate the University of Kentucky. She recalls her happy childhood when her father was a…
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  Juan E. Hernandez, July 18,…

  Dr. Juan E. Hernandez recalls his tutor when he was growing up in Cuba, and explains that his grandfather provided one for his grandchildren and the people who…
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  John Gillis, December 21, 1997

  John Gillis is interviewed by telephone from his home outside of Sacramento, California. Gillis was a member of the first class of African American students…
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  Ruth Million, Jackie Cruze,…

  Jackie Cruze begins this interview by talking about her early childhood and her home life in Lexington, Kentucky with her younger sister, Ruth Million. They…
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  Lucius Ross, November 23, 1997

  Lucius Ross was one of the first African American students to attend the University of Kentucky. In this interview, he discusses his family background, his…
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  Emmett P. "Buzz" Burnam,…

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  James Embry, December 21, 2018

  James Embry discusses his life and work with black activism in Lexington and at the University of Kentucky. He talks about working with groups on the University…
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  Chester Grundy, February 5,…

  Chester Grundy was a student at the University of Kentucky during its early days of desegregation. In this interview, he discusses his childhood and education…
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  Porter G. "PG" Peeples, Sr.…

  Porter G. "PG" Peeples was a student at the University of Kentucky during its early days of desegregation. In this interview, he discusses his childhood and…
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  Carl W. Watson, March 8, 2019

  Dr. Carl Watson was the first African American admitted to the University of Kentucky College of Medicine. He completed his residency and graduated in 1964. He…
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  Nanine Watson, March 28, 2019

  Nanine Watson was a student at the University of Kentucky during its early days of desegregation. In this interview, she discusses her childhood and education…
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  Rhonda Ramsey Finney, April 2,…

  Rhonda Ramsey Finney discusses her childhood and education in Louisville, Kentucky. She talks about her family's business. She talks about her decision to…
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  Donna M. George, February 26,…

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  Sarah Clark Newby, April 5,…

  Sarah Clark Newby talks about growing up and attending segregated schools. As one of the first African American students to attend the University of Kentucky,…
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  Cynthia Turner, April 8, 2019

  Cynthia Turner discusses her time at the University of Kentucky as a woman of color. She speaks on working with the Black Voices choir on campus and working…
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  William H. Wilson, April 10,…

  William H. Wilson was a student at the University of Kentucky during its early days of desegregation. In this interview, he discusses his childhood and…
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  Kenneth H. Kennedy, April 12,…

  Kenneth H. Kennedy was a student at the University of Kentucky during its early days of desegregation. In this interview, he discusses his childhood and…
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  Margie Kennedy Wilson, April…

  Margie Kennedy Wilson discusses her time as a black student at the University of Kentucky. She speaks on her experience as a black educator and what teaching…
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  DeBora Mapp-Embry, Brenda Mapp…

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  Wilbur Hackett, Jr., May 31,…

  Hackett recounts his life growing up in Kentucky and dealing with racism. His college football career was also laced with discrimination and racism. Though he…
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  Richard Gentry, June 11, 2019

  Gentry discusses his decision to attend the University of Kentucky law school during the 1960s as one of the first African American law students during the…
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  Jim Green, June 19, 2019

  Jim Green discusses his experience as one of the first African American students and athletes at the University of Kentucky. He talks about growing up in…
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  Guy Marius Mendes, III,…

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  James Embry, January 22, 2021

  James Embry discusses his years as a student at UK and President of the Black Student Union, student protests at Memorial Coliseum, and the recruitment of…
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  William Turner,