The Lexington, Kentucky Civil Rights Movement

<p>This thesis seeks to describe the regional differences between the northern and southern civil rights movements through the examination of the black freedom struggle in Lexington, Kentucky. The geographical location of Lexington offers a unique perspective in civil rights movement activity, as the local movement was not distinctly northern or southern in character. This thesis functions as an analysis of northern and southern civil rights movement activity and uses a narrative of the Lexington movement to place the city's struggle in the context of each region. Oral interviews from white and black Lexingtonians that lived in the city before, during, and after the movement provide the basis for the narrative of the Lexington black freedom struggle. Through the examination of Lexington in different stages - segregation, the civil rights movement, and post-movement society - it is possible to obtain an understanding of the regional differences between the northern and southern movements, as well as Lexington's placement among each region. </p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts (MA)

Level thesis:degree_level

Master's

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

History

Grantor dc:publisher

Eastern Kentucky University

Year

2015

Author dc:creator

• Render, Brandon J.

• African American Studies
• United States History

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 2015 Brandon J. Render

Repository record dc:identifier

https://encompass.eku.edu/etd/309

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:encompass.eku.edu:etd-1307