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8. The One With the Turbulent Years
On May 5, 1970 – a day after the National Guard shot into a crowd of student protesters at Kent State University, killing four and wounding nine – long-simmering anger boiled over at campuses across the country. As documented in the University of Kentucky 1970 Student Protests Oral History Project, by the end of the day events at UK had spiraled out of control. Interviewees – including protestors, university administrators, and even then-governor Louie B. Nunn – give a blow-by-blow account of the day’s chaotic events: from marches, rallies, and attempted take-overs of administration buildings to stand-offs with police, the mobilization of the Kentucky National Guard, and finally a dramatic fire at the campus’s ROTC Building. The events of May 5 were just one episode of a much longer period of the campus turmoil meticulously researched in the Turbulent Years (1965-75) Oral History Project. With a whopping 835 interviews and counting, this project collects first-hand experiences of UK during the Civil Rights Movement and Vietnam War protests.
This clip features footage from the Terrence Fox Film, recorded on UK’s campus during the events of May 5. The film is available to view in full on ExploreUK. James Embry spoke about the day's events in an interview conducted by John Jason Peter on November 14, 1978. Interviewed in every decade since the 1970s, Embry was featured on the Nunn Top 50 Countdown at #29.
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8. The One With the Turbulent Years On May 5, 1970 – a day after the National Guard shot into a crowd of student protesters at Kent State University, killing four and wounding nine – long-simmering anger boiled over at campuses across the country. As documented in the University of Kentucky 1970 Student Protests Oral History Project, by the end of the day events at UK had spiraled out of control. Interviewees – including protestors, university administrators, and even then-governor Louie B. Nunn – give a blow-by-blow account of the day’s chaotic events: from marches, rallies, and attempted take-overs of administration buildings to stand-offs with police, the mobilization of the Kentucky National Guard, and finally a dramatic fire at the campus’s ROTC Building. The events of May 5 were just one episode of a much longer period of the campus turmoil meticulously researched in the Turbulent Years (1965-75) Oral History Project. With a whopping 835 interviews and counting, this project collects first-hand experiences of UK during the Civil Rights Movement and Vietnam War protests. This clip features footage from the Terrence Fox Film, recorded on UK’s campus during the events of May 5. The film is available to view in full on ExploreUK. James Embry spoke about the day's events in an interview conducted by John Jason Peter on November 14, 1978. Interviewed in every decade since the 1970s, Embry was featured on the Nunn Top 50 Countdown at #29. 🎙️ Explore the collection here: https://bit.ly/4dz9345
9. The One That Sings Supreme In the 16 interviews of the Legacy of African American Judges in Kentucky Oral History Project, Black judges from across the state reflect on their careers, their most notable cases, and their impact on the shape and direction of the legal field. That impact has been profound: many of the judges interviewed for this project were children or young adults during the Civil Rights era, and their path-blazing personal journeys trace a long and determined arc from segregated schools and experiences of racism to the heights of the legal profession. Covering the ins and outs of judicial campaigns, political appointments, and the relationship between judges and their communities, these tales from behind the bench inspire as much as they inform. This clip comes from the 2014 interview of Pamela R. Goodwine, the first Black woman to serve as a judge in Fayette County. She currently serves as the Deputy Chief Judge on the Kentucky Court of Appeals, and is running for election to the Kentucky Supreme Court. If she wins, she will be just the fourth person, and the first woman, to serve at every level of the Kentucky judiciary. 🎙️ Explore the whole collection here: https://bit.ly/3Sxx4Rb
10. The One With the Whole Family
10. The One With the Whole Family
Coal mining is a family affair – and an industry that digs into entire communities. One of many Nunn Center collections on the Appalachian coal fields, the Family and Gender in the Coal Community Oral History Project goes beyond the mines and into the homes and communities of mine workers, focusing particularly on the role of women in the mining towns of Auxier and Van Lear, Kentucky. The stories told in these 64 interviews paint a vivid picture of everyday life in these towns. We learn about birth control and divorce, gardens and home brew, where children were allowed to play – and with whom – and how class divisions were reflected in clothes, cars, and everyday objects like painted porch lights. We also hear about the ways these communities reacted to unions, immigrants, homosexuality, race relations, and the Ku Klux Klan. Many of the individuals interviewed for this project were born in the early 20th century, and their stories trace a long arc through the social and cultural history of Eastern Kentucky, showing the ways that mining and its effects shaped an entire region.
The video features a clip from an interview with Opal Lee Goble, conducted July 19, 1988 by Glenna Graves. Goble was born on a farm near Prestonburg, Kentucky in 1913. Her father and husband both worked in the mines of the North East Coal Company in Auxier. In her interview, Goble describes the toll that mine labor took on the bodies of her family members, and the ways in which she supplemented family income by gardening and working for a local manufacturing company.
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A summer day on campus well spent 🌞 (feat. our interns!!) #universityofkentucky #uklibraries #librariesoftiktok
The Media Depot is the perfect place to work on creative projects! 🤩 🎥 Have you had the chance to visit the Media Depot located at the Hub in the Young Library basement? "UKIT, Smart Campus and UK Libraries are the main support structure of the Media Depot, resulting in exemplary service for students. We could not have done this without the many partnerships and relationships with faculty and students across campus. We cannot wait to see what we do next year," said Media Depot Director, Kirk Laird. To learn more about the Media Depot and its resources: https://bit.ly/3O0junc Media Depot #UkyLibraries #UniversityofKentucky
Student Activities Board Interactive Art Piece at the Young Library
The artistry! The magic! 👏 🤩
We had an amazing time during our Interactive Art Piece with the Student Activity Board last week! Thanks to everyone who stopped by to help paint a mural masterpiece of Young Library!
If you didn’t get a chance to make your mark, final touches will be added to the mural at SAB's Crunch Brunch event today from 6 pm to 10 pm at the Student Center!
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UK Student Activities Board
Filmed by the incredible Media Depot
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Interview with Dan Wu | Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries
In celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we would like to share an audio clip from WUKY’s award-winning series Saving Stories!
Doug Boyd, Director of the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, recently shared and discussed a special interview with Dan Wu, a member of the Lexington City Council in the latest episode of Saving Stories with Alan Lytle.
Dan Wu is Lexington’s Vice Mayor, local entrepreneur, but notable for making it 8 episodes in on Season 5 of “Master Chef.” The Dan Wu interview is part of the Stories of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Kentucky Oral History Project.
To listen to Wu's full interview: bit.ly/3MDhiS3
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You’re invited! 🥳
Join us for an incredible book arts weekend and learn about all the fun fine art printing that happens at the King Library Press!
⏰ Fri., Nov 11 - Sat., Nov 12
📍King Library
For more information: https://bddy.me/3G7vVdK
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Explore your curious side with us tomorrow! 😸🔎
What do asteroids, mushroom gardens, circus acts, predatory plants, magic, and poetry all have in common? They're all taking place at the UK Curiosity Fair, of course!
Join us at tomorrow, October 27 from 4pm - 6pm in the Gatton Student Center Ballroom!
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Curiosity Fair, University of Kentucky
Balcony Study Spots at the William T. Young Library
We have the views 😎
We found your new favorite study spot! You can still visit the Willy T balconies until Friday, November 4! ⛅
Our ✨Human Library✨ event deserves its own spotlight! Thank you again to everyone who joined us and shared their stories (and of course, our awesome Diversity Scholar Interns! 💙) #universityofkentucky #ukylibraries #humanlibrary
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