Saving Stories: UK's History of Desegregation

WUKY | By Alan Lytle

Published February 26, 2015 at 9:28 AM EST

As the University of Kentucky continues to celebrate its sesquicentennial we take a look back at efforts to desegregate the school. Lincoln County native George Logan, one of the first African American students to attend UK talks about the racism he encountered back in 1951.

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