Interview with Frederick W. "Rick" Bell, May 9, 2019
Project: University of Kentucky: The Turbulent Years (1965-1975) Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Rick Bell discusses the Kentucky Kernel, the official newspaper of the University of Kentucky. He talks about Kernel employees, as well as their numerous awards and achievements. He talks about the civil rights movement, the Vietnam War, integration, and each event's coverage (or lack thereof) in the Kentucky Kernel. He discusses students' reactions to the Vietnam War on UK's campus, including the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and Young Americans for Freedom (YAF). Bell discusses how the University of Kentucky lost to Texas Western in the 1966 NCAA finals, in which Texas Western played an all-African American starting squad against UK's all-white team.Interview Accession
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University of Kentucky College publications College student newspapers and periodicals Journalism African Americans--Civil rights Civil rights movements Vietnam War, 1961-1975 College environment College students--Social conditions Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Protest movements Anti-war demonstrations African Americans--Segregation Universities and colleges College students--Attitudes College students--Conduct of lifeInterview Rights
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Bell, Frederick W. Interview by Jeffrey Suchanek. 09 May. 2019. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Bell, F.W. (2019, May 09). Interview by J. Suchanek. University of Kentucky: The Turbulent Years (1965-1975) Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Bell, Frederick W., interview by Jeffrey Suchanek. May 09, 2019, University of Kentucky: The Turbulent Years (1965-1975) Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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