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Saving Stories Of The Civil Rights Movement

Georgia Davis Powers is the first woman, and African American, to serve in the Kentucky Legislature.
Georgia Davis Powers is the first woman, and African American, to serve in the Kentucky Legislature.

By Alan Lytle - Dr. Doug Boyd

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wuky/local-wuky-946105.mp3

Lexington, KY – In this latest edtion of Saving Stories, Alan Lytle chats with Dr. Doug Boyd with UK's Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History about a project involving former Kentucky State Senator Georgia Powers, who helped coordinate the Civil Rights March on Frankfort, in 1964. Saving stories is an exclusive presentation of WUKY and the University of Kentucky.