2000 Kentucky Civil Rights Hall of Fame - Inductees from Lexington |
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Edward Breathitt, Jr. |
 Gov.
Breathitt, Jr. was elected as the Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky
in 1963. He signed the Kentucky Civil Rights Act into law in 1966.
Gov. Breathitt sponsored a resolution supporting the National Civil
Rights Act and rallied support from governors throughout the U.S., which
resulted in Congress passing the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Gov. Breathitt to the
Presidential Commission to Fulfill the Rights.
He received a Lincoln Key Award for his work on the advancement of
civil rights. During his term in office, Gov. Breathitt sought to appoint
qualified minorities to positions in state government. |
Nominees from Lexington |
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Ann B. Grundy |
 Ms. Grundy worked to foster
mutual understanding and to discourage discrimination against any ethnic
group or its members. She
worked to expose inner-city youth to different cultures and heritages. She was the original planner of the “Roots and
Heritage Festival,” which is an annual event held in Lexington. |
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Shelby C. Kinkead |
 Mr.
Kinkead was a key influence in moderating
the Lexington luncheon sit-ins in the early 1960’s.
He participated in the 1965 march on the Capital in Frankfort and
introduced civil rights legislation in the 1966 Senate.
He served as Mayor of Lexington from 1978-1979, and State Senator
and State Advisory Commission on Civil Rights from 1975-79.
Mr. Kinkead was active in the Urban League and the Lexington
League. |
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George L. Logan |
 Mr.
Logan was instrumental in drawing boundary lines for a legislative
district to represent a predominantly African American area, ensuring
representation for the people. He
was recognized by four Governors for his work in securing Martin Luther
King, Jr., Day as a state holiday. He
was one of the first African-American students to enroll in the graduate
school at the University of Kentucky.
He was the first Black professional in the Kentucky Department of
Education to be the state Director of Drivers Education Supervisors and to
hold national office in the American Academy of Safety.
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Dr. Abby L. Marlatt |
 Dr. Marlatt participated in
sit-ins, demonstrations and negotiations leading to desegregation of
public accommodations, including movie theatres in Kentucky. As a Professor Emeritus at the University of Kentucky,
she assisted in the establishment of the Lexington Chapter of Congress of
Racial Equality. She was
active in the Lexington Committee on Religion and Human Rights, which
worked to get the local government to establish the Community Action
Council in 1965. |
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Dr. Sherman E. Miller |
 Dr.
Miller was the original founder of the Lexington Commission on Human
Rights in 1963, which merged in 1966 to form the joint Lexington-Fayette
County Human Rights Commission. Dr.
Miller assisted in founding the Bluegrass Chapter of the NCCJ. |
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Professor Paul Oberst |
 Mr. Oberst served on the
Kentucky Commission on Human Rights for over 22 years. Under his
leadership and superior legal knowledge, Kentucky established a strong
civil rights act that would withstand any legal appeal.
He was chair of the KCHR from 1966-1969 and from 1973 to 1976. |
2001 Nominees and Inductees from Lexington