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Black History Month is a time to honor the contributions and legacy of Black Americans across U.S. history and society — from activists and civil rights pioneers to leaders in industry, politics, science and culture. At the University of Kentucky, that sentiment holds true.
In this Women’s History Month edition of WUKY’s award winning series Saving Stories, Nunn Center Director Dr. Doug Boyd shares audio from three recent interviews with local women who participated in the 1964 March for Civil Rights in Frankfort.
The Madison County Historical Society has made a list of 143 veterans and supporters of the Revolutionary War buried in Madison County, Ky. The project is part of an initiative to raise money to create a bronze plaque recognizing the people who fought for American independence.
and last updated 2021-01-19 12:11:32-05 BEREA, Ky. (LEX 18) â Sharyn Mitchell was only 16 at the time, but she remembers the March on Frankfort like it was yesterday. "When I look at today, other than it's not raining, it was a day like today," Mitchell recalled in an interview with LEX 18 Monday. "It was 30 degrees, and it was cold." She said the energy was electric. She was one of 10,000 people marching and singing in unison. "The thing that I remember the most was when they started singing "We Shall Overcome," she remembered. "And it just came up from the ground. There were thousands ...