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Campbellsvillian named to KY Civil Rights Hall of Fame From Commonwealth News Center A Taylor Co., KY, civil rights leader, Rev. Walter L. Johnson, was one of 31 inducted into the Kentucky Civil Rights Hall of Fame before an audience of some 500 in a ceremony which took place at the Kentucky International Convention Center, 221 S. Fourth ST, Louisville, KY, Friday afternoon, October 15, 2010 from noon to 3:30pmET/11am-2pmCT. The biographical entry with the award announcement reads: Rev. Walter L. JohnsonOthers 2010 KY Civil Rights Hall of Fame inductees include Dr. James Bond, Judge Robert Delahanty, Judith G. Clabes, Rev. Leo Lesser, Sister Janet Bucher, Rev. A.D. King, Charles Neblett, Hattie Neblett, Alice Dunnigan, Bennie Doggett, Paul Bather, Nancy Demartra, Nathaniel Harper, Harold (Pee Wee) Reese Judge Ernesto Scorsone, Lee B. Thomas Jr., Porter G. Peeples, Reginald Neblett, Marsha Weinstein, Gracie M. Lewis, Sister Pat Reno, Terry Cunningham, Curlee Brown Sr., Joe Cowen, Nick Clooney, Robert Cunningham, Wesley Earl Acton, Leona T. Hargraves, Ann Wagner, and Norbert J. Ryan. There were several guest speakers including Wade Henderson, executive director of the Leadership Conference of Civil and Human Rights, Linda Breathitt, daughter of the late Gov. Edward (Ned) Breathitt who signed the Kentucky Civil Rights Act in 1966, and Judge Sarah Combs, widow of the late Gov. Bert T. Combs who created the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights in 1960. The Hall of Fame ceremony was held at a luncheon which first honored the two late governors for their leadership in making Kentucky a pioneer civil rights state by leading the south to end segregation and make discrimination illegal. The luncheon and inductions were part of the commission's 50th Anniversary Civil and Human Rights Conference. The conference started Wednesday of this week and ended today. Over 400 people attended the entire conference. The commission's 50th anniversary was on March 21, 2010, and the commission has held several public awareness events throughout the year to promote civil rights and the commission's service to the people of Kentucky. Some of the inductees with public fame who attended the inductions were Nick Clooney, former television host and father of George Clooney who was another nominee to the Hall of Fame this year. Another inductee, the late A.D. King, was a brother of the late Martin Luther King Jr. Several of the brothers' family members attended. This story was posted on 2010-10-16 04:58:42
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