Lexington in Fayette County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Desegregation of UK
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Lyman T. Johnson
1906- 1997
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 27, 2021
1. Desegregation of UK Marker
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. It is on Hilltop Avenue north of University Drive, on the left when traveling north. Marker is in front of Lyman T. Johnson Hall.
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Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Bluegrass Region. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Antebellum South.
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
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 27, 2021
2. Lyman T. Johnson Marker
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.)
via WUKY, unknown
3. Lyman T. Johnson
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 521 times since then and 20 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.
