Civil Rights in the Gateway to the South: Louisville, Kentucky, 1945-1980

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Copyright © 2009 by The University Press of Kentucky Scholarly publisher for the Commonwealth, serving Bellarmine University, Berea College, Centre College of Kentucky, Eastern Kentucky University, The Filson Historical Society, Georgetown College, Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky State University, Morehead State University, Murray State University, Northern Kentucky University, Transylvania University, University of Kentucky, University of Louisville, and Western Kentucky University. All rights reserved. Editorial and Sales Offices: The University Press of Kentucky 663 South Limestone Street, Lexington, Kentucky 40508-4008 www.kentuckypress.com 13 12 11 10 09 5 4 3 2 1 Maps created by Jeff Levy at the University of Kentucky Cartography Lab Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data K’Meyer, Tracy Elaine. Civil rights in the gateway to the South : Louisville, Kentucky, 1945–1980 / Tracy E. K’Meyer. p. cm. — (Civil rights and the struggle for black equality in the twentieth century) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8131-2539-8 (hardcover : acid-free paper) 1. African Americans—Civil rights—Kentucky—Louisville—History—20th century. 2. African Americans—Kentucky—Louisville—Social conditions—20th century. 3. Civil rights movements—Kentucky—Louisville—20th century. 4. Louisville (Ky.)—Social conditions—20th century. I. Title. II. Title: Louisville, Kentucky, 1945–1980. F149K647 2009 323.1196’07307694409045—dc22 2009000990 This book is printed on acid-free recycled paper meeting the requirements of the American National Standard for Permanence in Paper for Printed Library Materials. Manufactured in the United States of America. Member of the Association of American University Presses To Glenn, with love ...