UofL Libraries: Uncovering Racial Logics: Louisville's History of Racial Oppression and Activism: UofL Resources

UofL Resources

Introduction

Grawemeyer Hall, 1927 — Grawemeyer Hall on the University of Louisville Belknap Campus, 1927. Source: CS_087761, Caufield & Shook Collection, Photographic Archives, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky.

University of Louisville is home to a multitude of organizations, committees, and employee resource groups that work toward making the university more equitable and addressing racial and social exclusion and oppression. We realize these lists are not comprehensive. They should be viewed as a starting point for those interested in racial and social justice work on campus.

UofL Social Justice Organizations/Offices

Employee Resource Groups

Relevant Oral Histories, Scholarship, & Projects

50 Years Later... Examining Louisville's 1961 Civil Rights Demonstrations
This exhibit shares the stories of a small number of the thousands of people involved in this particular fight for justice in Louisville in 1961. Hear their stories about why they felt they needed to act. Find out what it was like to prepare and participate in one of the demonstrations. Listen to stories of how some parents reacted to their child’s arrest. Learn about the ways some whites supported the students’ efforts.
Black Freedom, White Allies, Red Scare: A Digital History Project of the Wade Family Bombing & The Aftermath
This digital exhibit captures the Wade family case when, in 1954, the family experienced violence and harassment as the only African American family in the now Shively neighborhood.
Kentucky Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression Oral History Project
This oral history exhibit explores the history of the Kentucky Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (KAARPR) through the voices of 13 current and past members of the organization. The KAARPR takes up issues around police violence, economic justice, and education around system and institutionalized racism.
Louisville Downtown Civil Rights Trail Markers Project
This project includes physical markers and corresponding guides for Louisville's Downtown Civil Rights Trail to preserve the history, heritage, and contributions of African Americans and the civil rights movement as part of Louisville’s rich history.
State of Metropolitan Housing reports
Here you can read State of Metropolitan Housing reports dating from 2006 to present that examine fair housing, redevelopment, and zoning produced by UofL's Center for Environmental Policy and Management and Louisville's Metropolitan Housing Coalition

A 2013 fair housing report prepared by the Anne Braden Institute for Social Justice Research in consultation with Metropolitan Housing Coalition.