Interview with Keller Dunn, July 11, 1978

Interview Summary

A graduate of the University of Kentucky, Mr. Dunn has been employed by U.K. since 1950 and is the Associate Dean of Admissions. He recalls the African American community's attitude towards U.K. in the 1960s and 1970s, the program begun in 1968 to prepare incoming African American students for academic life, the first demonstrations at the Student Union in 1967, and white reaction to Martin Luther King's assassination. He discusses the University administration's attitude towards the African American community, the burning of the ROTC building, Theodore Berry, and the lack of violence exhibited by African American students during the civil rights movement.

Interview Keyword

Racism African Americans in Lexington School integration Lexington, Kentucky Minorities

Interview LC Subject

United States--Race relations Race discrimination African Americans--Education--Kentucky--Lexington African Americans--Social conditions African American college students--Social conditions African Americans--Education (Higher) African Americans Dunn, Keller Dunn, Keller--Interviews University of Kentucky Universities and colleges--Admission

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