The Kentucky Civil Rights Hall of Fame program will be held from 6 – 8 p.m. on Thursday, November 14, at the University of Kentucky Otis A. Singletary Center for the Arts, located at 405 Rose Street, Lexington.
The program is free but seating is limited. Please RSVP by Nov. 11, to Mary Ann Taylor at the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights at MaryAnn.Taylor@ky.gov or (502) 566-9961.
The Kentucky Commission on Human Rights is the state agency that enforces the Kentucky Civil Rights Act that bans discrimination in housing, employment, public accommodations and financial transactions, such as banking, based on race, color, gender, disability, national origin, religion, family status in housing and age 40 and over in employment.
The Kentucky Civil Rights Hall of Fame was founded in 2000 to honor the brave women and men who have dedicated their lives to equality and the advancement of human rights. 174 people have been inducted into the Kentucky Civil Rights Hall of Fame since its inception.
Past inductees include President Abraham Lincoln; Gov. Edward Breathitt, who signed the Kentucky Civil Rights Act in 1966; Gov. Bert Combs, who created the Kentucky Human Rights Commission in 1960; Sen. Georgia Davis Powers, the first African American woman to be elected to the Kentucky Senate; and Muhammad Ali, the three-time heavyweight boxing champion and Olympic Gold Medalist.
The Kentucky Commission on Human Rights will also announce the recipients of the Sen. Georgia Davis Powers Award for Outstanding Achievement and the newest inductee into the Gallery of Great Black Kentuckians.
