Lexington in Fayette County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Desegregation of UK / Lyman T. Johnson

/ 1906- 1997

Desegregation of UK Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 27, 2021

1. Desegregation of UK Marker

Inscription.
Desegregation of UK In 1948 Lyman T. Johnson filed suit for admission to UK. In March 1949 Federal Judge H. Church Ford ruled in Johnson's favor, and that summer nearly 30 black students entered UK graduate and professional programs. Undergraduate classes desegregated in 1954.

Lyman T. Johnson Educator and civil rights leader Lyman T. Johnson led the fight for the desegregation of UK. A Tennessee native, he was an educator in the Louisville Public Schools for forty years and served as president of the Louisville NAACP. UK awarded Johnson an honorary degree in 1979.
Class of 1999

Erected by Kentucky Historical Society. (Marker Number 2022.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Education. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1949.

Location. 38° 1.951′ N, 84° 30.181′ W. Marker is in Lexington, Kentucky, in Fayette County. Marker is on Hilltop Avenue north of University Drive, on the left when traveling north. Marker is in front of Lyman T. Johnson Hall. Touch for map

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. Marker is at or near this postal address: 401 Hilltop Ave, Lexington KY 40508, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Class Competitions / Tug of War (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Haggin Hall (about 500 feet away); Herman L. Donovan / Donovan Hall (about 700 feet away); WBKY/WUKY (approx. 0.3 miles away); Maxwell Place (approx. 0.3 miles away); Kentucky Kernel (approx. 0.3 miles away); Margaret Isadora King / Margaret I. King Library (approx. 0.3 miles away); Scovell Hall / M.A. Scovell 1855-1912 (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lexington.

Also see . . .
1. Lyman T. Johnson interviews. A series of audio interviews with the civil rights leader, from the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History at the University of Kentucky Libraries. (Submitted on April 1, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

2. He 'paved the way' for integration at UK. Who was Lyman T. Johnson?. By Sydney Momeyer in The Kentucky Kernel, the UK student newspaper. Posted Sept. 20, 2019. (Submitted on April 1, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

3. Lyman T. Johnson. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on June 8, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Lyman T. Johnson Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 27, 2021

2. Lyman T. Johnson Marker

Lyman T. Johnson image. Click for full size.

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3. Lyman T. Johnson

Desegregation of UK / Lyman T. Johnson Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 27, 2021

4. Desegregation of UK / Lyman T. Johnson Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 8, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 1, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 250 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 1, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 3. submitted on June 8, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 4. submitted on April 1, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.